2008 NBA Playoffs - Day Twenty-Nine - May 18

Here at About.com, we'll be following each day of the 2008 NBA Playoffs - nothing too in-depth with these posts, but a bit of a recap that gives a couple of brief sentences or so, the final results, as well as links to the boxscore.

Cleveland Cavaliers 92, Boston Celtics 97 @ Boston / Box Score

The Cavs' LeBron James seemingly did all that he could do, scoring 45 points on 14-for-29 shooting, but it wasn't enough because Paul Pierce put out just as much of an effort in accumulating his 41 points on 13-for-23 shooting from the floor. This epic game sends the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals to play against the Detroit Pistons. Game one starts on Tuesday, but for the Cavs, rebuilding a team that can get back to the NBA Finals starts now. Celtics win series 4-3.

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