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Boston wins series 4-3 (Game 2 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 73

(45-37, 18-23 away)

Celtics 89

(66-16, 35-6 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

7:00 PM ET, May 8, 2008

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 24 12 15 2273
BOS 17 27 26 1989

Top Performers

Cleveland: Z. Ilgauskas 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk

Boston: K. Garnett 13 Pts, 12 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

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 (Delonte West gains possession)0-0 
11:41LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper0-0 
11:41Ben Wallace offensive rebound0-0 
11:19Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)2-0 
11:00 2-0Ray Allen misses 12-foot jumper
11:00 2-0Kevin Garnett offensive rebound
10:57 2-2Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
10:41Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot4-2 
10:26 4-2Ray Allen bad pass
10:15 4-2Rajon Rondo personal foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul)
10:07 4-2Kevin Garnett personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)
10:03Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)6-2 
9:34 6-2Rajon Rondo misses jumper
9:33Ben Wallace defensive rebound6-2 
9:27LeBron James bad pass (Ray Allen steals)6-2 
9:23 6-2Rajon Rondo bad pass (Wally Szczerbiak steals)
9:00Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (Delonte West assists)8-2 
8:36 8-2Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rajon Rondo's 5-foot jumper
8:34Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound8-2 
8:21LeBron James bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)8-2 
8:19Ben Wallace personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)8-2 
8:19Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace8-2 
8:07Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)8-2 
8:07 8-2Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
8:07 8-2Boston offensive rebound
8:07 8-2Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
8:07Anderson Varejao defensive rebound8-2 
7:50Wally Szczerbiak makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)10-2 
7:18 10-4Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot
7:09LeBron James misses jumper10-4 
7:07 10-4Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
6:56 10-7Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
6:37 10-7Kevin Garnett illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)
6:37Delonte West makes technical free throw11-7 
6:26Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)13-7 
6:09Delonte West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)13-7 
6:09 13-7Ray Allen misses technical free throw
6:09 13-7Boston offensive rebound
6:03 13-7Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
6:01LeBron James defensive rebound13-7 
5:50LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper13-7 
5:50LeBron James offensive rebound13-7 
5:48LeBron James makes two point shot15-7 
5:33 15-7Rajon Rondo bad pass (LeBron James steals)
5:20Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper15-7 
5:18Delonte West offensive rebound15-7 
5:05Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper15-7 
5:03 15-7Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
4:48 15-9Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
4:30LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)17-9 
4:09 17-9Delonte West blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
4:07Delonte West defensive rebound17-9 
3:56Delonte West misses layup17-9 
3:54 17-9Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
3:53 17-9Kendrick Perkins lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals)
3:51 17-9Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Delonte West draws the foul)
3:51Boston full timeout
3:42Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)19-9 
3:25 19-9Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
3:16 19-9Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
3:15 19-9Boston defensive rebound
3:00LeBron James makes two point shot21-9 
2:48 21-9LeBron James blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
2:48 21-9Boston offensive rebound
2:48Cleveland full timeout
2:48 21-9Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo
2:48 21-9James Posey enters the game for Ray Allen
2:48Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas21-9 
2:40 21-11Sam Cassell makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
2:31 21-11Sam Cassell personal foul (Delonte West draws the foul)
2:15Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper21-11 
2:15 21-11Paul Pierce defensive rebound
2:08Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (Leon Powe draws the foul)21-11 
2:08 21-12Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2
2:08Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West21-12 
2:08 21-13Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2
1:51Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper21-13 
1:50 21-13James Posey defensive rebound
1:39LeBron James personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)21-13 
1:39 21-13P.J. Brown enters the game for Kevin Garnett
1:31 21-15Paul Pierce makes 8-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
1:16Joe Smith makes 10-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)23-15 
0:59 23-15P.J. Brown misses 19-foot jumper
0:58Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound23-15 
0:50 23-15James Posey personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
0:50LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 223-15 
0:50Cleveland offensive rebound23-15 
0:50Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak23-15 
0:50LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 224-15 
0:30 24-17Sam Cassell makes 14-foot two point shot
0:14LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper24-17 
0:13Sasha Pavlovic offensive rebound24-17 
0:00LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper24-17 
0:00Cleveland offensive rebound24-17 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter