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Boston wins series 4-3 (Game 3 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
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Celtics89
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Game 3: Saturday, May 10th
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Cavaliers108
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Game 4: Monday, May 12th
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Cavaliers88
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Game 5: Wednesday, May 14th
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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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Celtics 84

(66-16, 31-10 away)

Cavaliers 108

(45-37, 27-14 home)

Coverage: ABC

8:00 PM ET, May 10, 2008

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

1 2 3 4 T
BOS 13 22 28 2184
CLE 32 20 27 29108

Top Performers

Boston: K. Garnett 17 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast

Cleveland: D. West 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCORECLEVELAND
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Paul Pierce gains possession)0-0 
11:42Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper0-0 
11:41Kevin Garnett offensive rebound0-0 
11:25Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper2-0 
11:04 2-0LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
11:03Kevin Garnett defensive rebound2-0 
10:57Ben Wallace blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup2-0 
10:53Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound4-0 
10:53Kendrick Perkins makes layup4-0 
10:33 4-3Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
10:12Kevin Garnett misses layup4-3 
10:11 4-3Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
10:00 4-3Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
10:00Kevin Garnett defensive rebound4-3 
9:44Kendrick Perkins bad pass (Ben Wallace steals)4-3 
9:22 4-3Delonte West misses 12-foot running jumper
9:19 4-3Ben Wallace offensive rebound
9:18 4-5Ben Wallace makes layup
8:56Kendrick Perkins misses 11-foot two point shot4-5 
8:55 4-5Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
8:41 4-7Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
8:23Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot jumper4-7 
8:22 4-7Delonte West defensive rebound
8:07 4-10Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
7:46Paul Pierce misses 10-foot running jumper4-10 
7:43Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound4-10 
7:26Rajon Rondo misses jumper4-10 
7:24 4-10Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
7:09 4-10Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
7:09Kevin Garnett defensive rebound4-10 
6:50Paul Pierce lost ball (LeBron James steals)4-10 
6:46 4-12LeBron James makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists)
6:24Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper4-12 
6:24Kevin Garnett offensive rebound4-12 
6:18Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper4-12 
6:16 4-12LeBron James defensive rebound
6:16Rajon Rondo personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)4-12 
5:56 4-14Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
5:50Boston full timeout
5:41Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)6-14 
5:18 6-14LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
5:16 6-14Ben Wallace offensive rebound
4:58 6-16Ben Wallace makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
4:35Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper6-16 
4:35 6-16Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
4:28Paul Pierce shooting foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul)6-16 
4:28 6-17Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 1 of 2
4:28 6-18Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 2 of 2
4:09Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot8-18 
3:47 8-18LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
3:42Ray Allen defensive rebound8-18 
3:42Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Delonte West draws the foul)8-18 
3:42Kevin Garnett turnover8-18 
3:42 8-18Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
3:42 8-18Cleveland offensive rebound
3:42 8-18Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace
3:42Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo8-18 
3:29 8-20Wally Szczerbiak makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
3:15Ray Allen bad pass (Delonte West steals)8-20 
3:06 8-22Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)
2:47Paul Pierce bad pass8-22 
2:47Cleveland full timeout
2:47 8-22Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas
2:47James Posey enters the game for Kendrick Perkins8-22 
2:47Leon Powe enters the game for Ray Allen8-22 
2:30 8-24Joe Smith makes 10-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
2:13Sam Cassell misses 9-foot two point shot8-24 
2:13Boston defensive rebound8-24 
2:13Leon Powe loose ball foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)8-24 
1:52 8-27LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
1:39 8-27Anderson Varejao personal foul (Leon Powe draws the foul)
1:39 8-27Daniel Gibson enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak
1:32Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)11-27 
1:09 11-30Delonte West makes three point jumper
0:52Leon Powe misses hook shot11-30 
0:48Leon Powe offensive rebound13-30 
0:48Leon Powe makes tip shot13-30 
0:34 13-32Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
0:23Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper13-32 
0:22 13-32Joe Smith defensive rebound
0:08Sam Cassell personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)13-32 
0:08Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce13-32 
0:08 13-32Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao
0:00 13-32Delonte West misses three point jumper
0:00 13-32Cleveland offensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter