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Boston wins series 4-2 (Game 5 of 6)

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Boston wins series 4-2

Game 1: Saturday, May 1st
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Cavaliers101
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Game 2: Monday, May 3rd
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Game 3: Friday, May 7th
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Game 4: Sunday, May 9th
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Game 5: Tuesday, May 11th
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Game 6: Thursday, May 13th
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Celtics 120

(50-32, 26-15 away)

Cavaliers 88

(61-21, 35-6 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, May 11, 2010

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

1 2 3 4 T
BOS 20 30 30 40120
CLE 23 21 19 2588

Top Performers

Boston: P. Pierce 21 Pts, 11 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl

Cleveland: S. O'Neal 21 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCORECLEVELAND
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Mo Williams gains possession)
11:37 0-2Antawn Jamison makes 22-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
11:08Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper2-2 
10:52 2-2LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
10:51Kevin Garnett defensive rebound2-2 
10:34Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper2-2 
10:33 2-2LeBron James defensive rebound
10:26 2-4Antawn Jamison makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
10:15Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper2-4 
10:15 2-4Antawn Jamison defensive rebound
9:57 2-4Kendrick Perkins blocks Antawn Jamison's 7-foot jumper
9:56Paul Pierce defensive rebound2-4 
9:49Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper2-4 
9:48 2-4Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
9:38Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)2-4 
9:38 2-5Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2
9:38 2-6Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2
9:25Shaquille O'Neal blocks Paul Pierce's layup2-6 
9:22Boston defensive team rebound2-6 
8:59 2-6Anthony Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:57Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound2-6 
8:41Kendrick Perkins misses 7-foot two point shot2-6 
8:37Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound2-6 
8:33Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot4-6 
8:18 4-8Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper
7:52Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot6-8 
7:41 6-8Shaquille O'Neal lost ball (Paul Pierce steals)
7:28Antawn Jamison blocks Paul Pierce's layup6-8 
7:26 6-8Antawn Jamison defensive rebound
7:09Rajon Rondo bad pass6-8 
6:54 6-8Anthony Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
6:52 6-8LeBron James offensive rebound
6:48 6-10Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
6:39 6-10Antawn Jamison personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
6:28Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper6-10 
6:28 6-10Antawn Jamison defensive rebound
6:22 6-10Mo Williams misses layup
6:22 6-10Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound
6:22 6-10Kevin Garnett blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup
6:22 6-10Cleveland offensive team rebound
6:22 6-12Anthony Parker makes layup (LeBron James assists)
6:22Ray Allen shooting foul (Anthony Parker draws the foul)6-12 
6:22 6-13Anthony Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
6:11Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)8-13 
6:11 8-13LeBron James shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)
6:11Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 19-13 
5:50 9-13Shaquille O'Neal misses jumper
5:48Kevin Garnett defensive rebound9-13 
5:31Paul Pierce makes 12-foot two point shot11-13 
5:11 11-15Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
5:11Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)11-15 
5:11Cleveland full timeout
5:11Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kendrick Perkins11-15 
5:11 11-16Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 1
4:52Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper13-16 
4:33 13-16Antawn Jamison misses 15-foot jumper
4:31Rajon Rondo defensive rebound13-16 
4:22Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)15-16 
4:01 15-16Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
4:01Kevin Garnett defensive rebound15-16 
3:41 15-16Anthony Parker illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)
3:41 15-16Anderson Varejao enters the game for Antawn Jamison
3:41 15-16Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal
3:41Ray Allen makes technical free throw16-16 
3:36 16-16Mo Williams shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)
3:36Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 217-16 
3:36 17-16Delonte West enters the game for Mo Williams
3:36Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 218-16 
3:14 18-16Anthony Parker misses 11-foot running jumper
3:12Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound18-16 
3:03Paul Pierce misses 13-foot two point shot18-16 
3:00 18-16Anderson Varejao defensive rebound
2:47 18-18Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
2:36Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot18-18 
2:34 18-18Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
2:23 18-21Anthony Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
2:14Paul Pierce makes layup (Ray Allen assists)20-21 
1:59 20-21Anthony Parker bad pass
1:59Boston full timeout
1:59Tony Allen enters the game for Kevin Garnett20-21 
1:59Glen Davis enters the game for Ray Allen20-21 
1:59 20-21Jamario Moon enters the game for Anthony Parker
1:46Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot20-21 
1:44 20-21LeBron James defensive rebound
1:38 20-21Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling
1:24Rasheed Wallace offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)20-21 
1:24Rasheed Wallace turnover20-21 
0:59 20-21LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
0:57Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound20-21 
0:52Tony Allen bad pass (Jamario Moon steals)20-21 
0:45 20-21Delonte West misses layup
0:43 20-21Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound
0:43 20-21Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
0:40Paul Pierce defensive rebound20-21 
0:40Rajon Rondo bad pass20-21 
0:16 20-23Delonte West makes 18-foot jumper
0:03 20-23Jamario Moon personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
0:03Ray Allen enters the game for Glen Davis20-23 
0:03 20-23Anthony Parker enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas
0:03Nate Robinson enters the game for Tony Allen20-23 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter