On this day: Hank Finkel born; Celtics win 1st game in ’08 playoffs

On this day, former Boston Celtics center Hank Finkel was born, and the franchise won the first game of their 2008 postseason title run.

Finally, Boston crushed the Miami Heat 106-77 even without Garnett, who was out serving a single-game suspension.

The Celtics took a 2-0 series lead behind Davis’ 23 points and 8 boards, while Allen added 25 points and 5 boards. “Once we opened up Glen Davis [on offense], I thought they started to sink in a little bit more and it opened up Ray,” offered Paul Pierce via the A.P.

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