It is also the anniversary of a 120-88 blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, Boston taking a 2-3 series lead with the victory.
It came with a 25-point performance from former UConn standout Ray Allen, 21 points from Paul Pierce and 18 for Kevin Garnett. “We’ve done nothing,” Rivers said via the Associated Press. “We’ve won three games but we’ve got to win four.”
While Boston wouldn’t win it all that season, they would win their next meeting, ending LeBron James’ first tenure with Cleveland on a sour note, his last home game of the season a loss.
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