NBA Playoffs 2008
Western Conference Finals
Los Angeles Lakers – San Antonio Spurs
Eastern Conference Finals
Boston Celtics 1 – Detroit Pistons 0
Detroit Pistons 79 – Boston Celtics 88
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 9 rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points to give the Celtics an 88-79 victory over the Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics’ 15th straight home win. Kendrick Perkins had 10 rebounds for the Celtics and Rajon Rondo scored 7 of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a 3-pointer with 1:47 left in the game after the Pistons cut the deficit to 83-75. Rondo also had 7 assists and 5 steals while outplaying Chauncey Billups, in his return from a right hamstring injury.
Chauncey Billups scored 9 points with 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers in his first game since May 7. Tayshaun Prince scored 16 points and Antonio McDyess added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who have one more chance to win in Boston on Thursday night before returning to Detroit for Games 3 and 4. Richard Hamilton, Pistons’s leading scorer in the playoffs, had just 3 points in the first half and finished with 15 points.
Source: ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/
