On this day in 2008, the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 89 – 73 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a 2-0 lead over LeBron James and the Cavs in the series.
Paul Pierce led the team with 19 points and 6 rebounds, Ray Allen added 16 points, and Kevin Garnett had 13 points and 12 boards.
“It was good to see Ray get it going. I thought that lifted everybody up on our team,” said head coach Doc Rivers via ESPN. “I made a concerted effort. I told the coaches at halftime, ‘We’re going to him over and over again. We’ve got to get him going.'”
Forward Leon Powe also had 11 points and 7 rebounds off the bench.
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