Celtics tease Pistons in game 5 win
May 29, 2008
Boston in the third quarter of their Eastern Conference final match had Detroit on the ropes. They held a commanding 17 point lead with 3:32 left on the clock in third quarter.
Did Boston go to sleep? or did Detroit wakeup? In the remaining minutes of the match Detroit worked themselves back into the match and with just 8 seconds left in the match they were just 1 point behind with the scores at 102-101 in favor of the Boston team playing on their home court.
The Celtics now lead the series 3-2 with game 6 back in Detroit on Friday. If the Celtics can steal another away win they will be going to the NBA finals for the first time since 1987 when the team included Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale.
In this game it was another Kevin who came up with the goods. Kevin Garnett scored 33 points for his team. He was backed up by Ray Allen who knocked in 29 including a key jumper with one minute left in the match.
Detroit will now need to make sure they are on their game when they play on their home court in the next match. If they have an off night they will be eliminated from the 2008 NBA playoffs.
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