It is also the anniversary of two postseason wins for Boston since the season of their last championship in 2007-08. The first was a 97-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Boston was led by an absurd triple-double from point guard Rajon Rondo, who had 28 points, 18 boards and 13 assists, with Ray Allen and Garnett adding 18 points each, the latter with 6 rebounds as well.
Reserve guard Tony Allen added 15 points and 5 rebounds off of the bench.
“I think it starts with Rondo. He’s kind of the engine that really gets them going,” LeBron James said via the Associated Press. “He does everything for them. His performance was unbelievable.”