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Tuesday, May 6, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Cavs72
Celtics76
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +4
On this day · 2006–07May 6, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Suns), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Cavs-Celtics

Boston wins Game 1 over Cleveland, 76–72

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 22 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+4+1+4BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1522152072
Celtics2516122376
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28BOS28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 15, 12, 10, 14, 12, 8, 10, 15BOS15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 22, 22, 16, 9, 9, 19, 12, 22CLE22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 18, 8, 15, 6, 6, 4, 26, 13CLE13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 72Celtics 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1522152072
Celtics2516122376
The story
Rajon Rondo had 15 points as Boston beat Cleveland 76-72

Kendrick Perkins added 12 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 15 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 25-15, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+4+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg8.2Last 2 playoff games

8.2 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 28

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28Celtics-Cavs · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 22, 22, 16, 9, 9, 19, 12, 22Cavs-Celtics · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 15, 12, 10, 14, 12, 8, 10, 15Celtics-Cavs · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 18, 8, 15, 6, 6, 4, 26, 13Cavs-Celtics · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 10, 10, 2, 0, 13, 4, 2, 13Celtics-Cavs · W
6.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12Cavs-Celtics · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −17.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics7
Shot of the night

KG's jumper with 21 seconds left breaks the tie, 76-72 final