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Sunday, May 18, 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 · G7 · Box score
Cavs92
Celtics97
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +5
On this day · 2006–07May 18, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Cavs-Celtics

Paul Pierce scores 41 as Boston beats Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 45 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+5+5BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1327282492
Celtics1832232497
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 22, 4, 19, 14, 13, 29, 16, 41BOS41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26, 25, 13BOS13 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35, 32, 45CLE45 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 4, 4, 3, 21, 6, 21, 10, 15CLE15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 92Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1327282492
Celtics1832232497
The story
Kevin Garnett had 13 points and 13 rebounds as Boston beat Cleveland 97-92

Delonte West led Cleveland with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 18-13, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+10+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 41 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 45

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35, 32, 45Cavs-Celtics · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 22, 4, 19, 14, 13, 29, 16, 41Celtics-Cavs · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +24.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 4, 4, 3, 21, 6, 21, 10, 15Cavs-Celtics · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26, 25, 13Celtics-Cavs · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 2, 0, 4, 4, 8, 1, 0, 10Celtics-Cavs · W
2.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high10 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 15, 7, 7, 15, 20, 2, 8Celtics-Cavs · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
8 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST