Archive for Sunday, May 18, 2008
Paul Pierce scores 41 to lead Celtics to victory over Cavaliers
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Paul Pierce returned home and made sure the Celtics would play there again.
Boston’s captain scored 41 points, hit two clinching free throws with 7.9 seconds left, and led the team with the NBA’s best regular season record to a 97-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers this afternoon in Game 7 and a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.
That round begins Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons in the same arena where the Celtics have won 14 straight games and are 8-0 in the playoffs.
But they are 0-6 on the road in the postseason after Friday night’s 74-69 loss in Cleveland. On Sunday, they never trailed but never were safe until the final seconds.
That’s because LeBron James scored 45 points to help keep Boston’s lead between one and seven points in the fourth quarter.
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