Home has been a great place to be for several teams. One is the Boston Celtics. The other is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Guess which one was celebrating after last night?
Just like the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland used every home game to their advantage. Led by their kingpin LeBron James, the Cavs held off the Eastern Conference favorite 74-69 to force the Celtics into familiar territory: A Game Seven in this year's NBA Playoffs.
The Celtics have been unstoppable once they get on their court, which explains why many people are not worried about Game Seven. Boston did have Kevin Garnett to roll with the punches that were delivered by the Cavaliers, as he had another MVP-like performance with 25 points.
The rest of the squad was not as productive as they were in Game Five. Rajon Rondo was held to just two points in what could be the final game in Cleveland this postseason. Ray Allen only grabbed nine points on 3-of-8 shooting.
In better news for the Cavs, James surpassed Cavalier legend Mark Price for most assists in playoff history, but even that may not be enough to silence the critics and shock the world once again in Boston. If history has shown us anything, the city of Boston loves to play with their backs against the wall, as the Red Sox showed us in 2004 and 2007.
How ironic that the rivalry between these two cities has spilled over from the diamond to the hardwood. But when the smoke clears in Beantown on Sunday night, who will meet Detroit in the Conference finals?
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