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Boston wins series 4-3 (Game 1 of 7)

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Boston wins series 4-3

Game 1: Tuesday, May 6th
Cavaliers72Final
Celtics76
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Game 2: Thursday, May 8th
Cavaliers73Final
Celtics89
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Game 3: Saturday, May 10th
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Cavaliers108
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Game 4: Monday, May 12th
Celtics77Final
Cavaliers88
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Game 5: Wednesday, May 14th
Cavaliers89Final
Celtics96
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Game 6: Friday, May 16th
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Cavaliers74
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Game 7: Sunday, May 18th
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Celtics97
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Cavaliers 72

(45-37, 18-23 away)

Celtics 76

(66-16, 35-6 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, May 6, 2008

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 15 22 15 2072
BOS 25 16 12 2376

Top Performers

Cleveland: Z. Ilgauskas 22 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Boston: K. Garnett 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Kendrick Perkins (Wally Szczerbiak gains possession)0-0 
11:42Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper0-0 
11:41Wally Szczerbiak offensive rebound0-0 
11:40Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper0-0 
11:38 0-0Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
11:32 0-0Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:30Delonte West defensive rebound0-0 
11:18Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot0-0 
11:18 0-0Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
11:11 0-0Ray Allen bad pass (Delonte West steals)
10:57LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper0-0 
10:56Cleveland defensive rebound0-0 
10:41 0-0Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Paul Pierce's layup
10:40Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound0-0 
10:34LeBron James makes driving layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)2-0 
10:07 2-0Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
10:07Delonte West defensive rebound2-0 
9:49LeBron James lost ball (Kendrick Perkins steals)2-0 
9:45 2-0Kendrick Perkins misses layup
9:44 2-0Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
9:41 2-0Kendrick Perkins bad pass (LeBron James steals)
9:29Wally Szczerbiak misses two point shot2-0 
9:27 2-0Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
9:15 2-0Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot
9:14Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound2-0 
8:52Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper2-0 
8:52 2-0Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
8:42 2-0Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper
8:41Delonte West defensive rebound2-0 
8:30 2-0Paul Pierce shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)
8:30Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 23-0 
8:30Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 24-0 
8:18 4-0LeBron James blocks Paul Pierce's layup
8:17Ben Wallace defensive rebound4-0 
8:12 4-0Paul Pierce shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
8:12LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 24-0 
8:12Cleveland offensive rebound4-0 
8:12 4-0James Posey enters the game for Paul Pierce
8:12LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 25-0 
8:00 5-2Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
7:50Ben Wallace bad pass5-2 
7:43 5-4Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
7:22Delonte West misses 16-foot running jumper5-4 
7:22 5-4Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
7:16 5-6Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
6:54Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper5-6 
6:54 5-6Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
6:39 5-6Rajon Rondo bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals)
6:33Delonte West misses layup5-6 
6:33Cleveland defensive rebound5-6 
6:13 5-8Rajon Rondo makes 5-foot running jumper
6:00 5-8James Posey personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
6:00Daniel Gibson enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak5-8 
5:58Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)7-8 
5:35 7-10Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
5:20Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper7-10 
5:20 7-10Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
5:09 7-12Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot
4:54 7-12Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
4:54Boston full timeout
4:54Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 28-12 
4:54Ben Wallace makes free throw 2 of 29-12 
4:41Daniel Gibson personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)9-12 
4:31 9-14Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists)
4:09LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper9-14 
4:09Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound9-14 
4:07Kendrick Perkins blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup9-14 
4:05 9-14Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
3:53 9-14Rajon Rondo bad pass
3:33Ben Wallace misses layup9-14 
3:32Ben Wallace offensive rebound9-14 
3:28Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point running jumper9-14 
3:27 9-14Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
3:03 9-16Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
2:38LeBron James traveling9-16 
2:38Cleveland full timeout
2:38Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace9-16 
2:38Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas9-16 
2:38Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Delonte West9-16 
2:24 9-16Ray Allen misses jumper
2:23Anderson Varejao defensive rebound9-16 
2:10Joe Smith makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)11-16 
1:50 11-18Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot
1:38 11-18Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
1:38 11-18Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen
1:38 11-18Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
1:38LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 212-18 
1:38LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 213-18 
1:23Joe Smith personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)13-18 
1:16Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)13-18 
1:16 13-19Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
1:16 13-20Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
1:07Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)15-20 
0:52 15-22Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
0:42LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper15-22 
0:41 15-22Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
0:29 15-22Leon Powe misses layup
0:28LeBron James defensive rebound15-22 
0:06LeBron James bad pass (Tony Allen steals)15-22 
0:00 15-25James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
0:00End of the 1st Quarter