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Eastern Conference Final: Detroit vs. Boston

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the Celtics luck will eventually run out

so far they have gotten

every roll
every bounce
every long rebound

and they arent even playing good defense, the Pistons are just missing open shots
 
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buckeyemania11;1169912; said:
the Celtics luck will eventually run out

so far they have gotten

every roll
every bounce
every long rebound

and they arent even playing good defense, the Pistons are just missing open shots
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Well, it didn't run out tonight. So much for the "Celtics can't win on the road" bullshit.

Boston regains home court advantage, winning 94-80 at Detroit to go up 2-1 in the series. :groove:
 
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Now that were in the ECF and the Cav's aren't there, I believe this is the scenario that would please me most.

Obviously I don't like Detroit, so Boston needs to win in 7... then go to the Finals as the team with the best record in the NBA.

Then all they need to do lose. I would prefer a sweep, but another loss in a championship game should send any fans surrounding the Boston/ New England area into remission.

Until of course the BoSox play in October.
 
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This series is the One I have looked forward too most of the season since it gives us a showdown between the two best EC teams during the regular season.
I look for the Celtics to take it because their offense is better than Detroit can defend.
 
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Pistons fight back from 15 down in the 4th, but still find themselves going home having to stave off elimination in game six, 106-102. :biggrin:
 
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Wishing for one more technical on Rasheed Wallace...

espn.com

Updated: May 29, 2008, 9:59 AM ET


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Who knew that the spotlight would shine so bright on Boston center Kendrick Perkins in Game 5?
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Celtics Close, But Not Quite Championship Ready


By Chris Sheridan
ESPN.com
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BOSTON -- We're not going to rain on the Celtics' parade, and it sure looked like a parade, by the way, as the fans in green and white streamed out of the arena, into North Station and onto Causeway Street, celebrating as though they had just won a championship.
But ask yourself this, Celtics fans: Was this victory -- a victory in which the home team held on despite giving up a 15-point fourth-quarter lead, a victory in which they took a late technical foul and went away from everything that had been working offensively for three quarters -- the performance of a championship-caliber team?
Before we let someone else answer that question -- someone who was actually on the court playing in the game, not merely watching it -- we'll first give credit where it's due for Boston's nail-biter of a 106-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night for a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

We'll start with Kevin Garnett, who knocked down two free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining to clinch the win and finished with a team-high 33 points. We'll turn next to Ray Allen, who quieted his critics (but didn't silence them) with a 29-point performance that included 5-of-6 shooting on 3-pointers and two huge free throws with 6.3 seconds left that kept the Celtics ahead by three.

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Hurting from elbow strain, Hamilton in holding pattern until Friday

Associated Press

Updated: May 29, 2008, 12:40 PM ET

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons don't know if Richard Hamilton will be healthy enough to play against the Boston Celtics on Friday.
Detroit's leading scorer strained his right elbow in the final seconds of Boston's 106-102 win on Wednesday night. X-rays were negative, and Hamilton's arm was in a sling as he left the arena.
Coach Flip Saunders said Hamilton is scheduled for an evaluation Thursday, but his status won't be determined until Friday when the Pistons host the Celtics in Game 6. Detroit needs a win to extend the Eastern Conference finals.

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I think Boston is clearly the better team, but they better watch out when they get up big - for a veteran team, they just tend to hit the snooze button when they're up by double figures.

Also, Garnett should have been called for an illegal screen on Chauncey Billups when he freed up Ray Allen for that huge shot with 6 seconds on the shot clock. He just threw his shoulder into Billups. McDyess, the Game 4 MVP, picks up six fouls, among them an illegal screen and the officials pussy out on that call? If I were the Pistons, I'd be upset.
 
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