2008 NBA Playoffs - Day Forty-One - May 30

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.

Eastern Conference Final - Game Six

Boston Celtics 89, Detroit Pistons 81 @ Detroit / Box Score

After going winless on the road in their first two playoff series (Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers), the Celtics won two games on the road in their matchup versus the Pistons, including tonight's series clinching win. The well-deserving Kevin Garnett will get to go to his first NBA Finals after over a decade of being one of the best players on the court. Teammate Paul Pierce will also make his first trip to the championship round, which is something that couldn't have even been conceived in the mind last year when the Celtics were one of the NBA's worst franchises. What a turnaround. The Celtics will face the Los Angeles Lakers for the right to be called, "champions." The 2008 NBA Finals start on Thursday, June 5th. Celtics win series 4-2.

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