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Opportunity knocks for Celtics

Green have chance to (as Pierce suggested) avoid LA trip, but first comes key Game 3

Updated: June 7, 2010, 5:16 PM ET
By Chris Forsberg | ESPNBoston.com

BOSTON -- Paul Pierce clearly isn't a fan of frequent flier miles. Ever since the start of the playoffs, he's made an assertion at every stop along the way that he'd prefer not return to the current opponent's arena.

With his Celtics boasting a 3-1 advantage over the Miami Heat as the first-round series shifted back to Boston, Pierce said he didn't want to return to South Beach unless he was on vacation.

Owning a 3-1 advantage over the Cleveland Cavaliers before Game 6 against ...

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