| Series Recap |
| Game 1: May 6 |
 | Boston 76, Cleveland 72
Kevin Garnett scored 28 points to make up for an off night for the rest of Boston's Big Three, and the Celtics beat the Cavs in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals. LeBron James was held to 12 points. --AP
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| Game 2: May 8 |
 | Boston 89, Cleveland 73
Paul Pierce scored 19 points and Ray Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help Boston take a 2-0 lead in the series. Kevin Garnett added 13 points and 12 rebounds. --AP
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| Game 3: May 10 |
 | Cleveland 108, Boston 84
LeBron James scored 21 points on another off-shooting night, but Delonte West scored 21, Joe Smith had 17 and the Cavs raced to a large, early lead in Game 3 in a win over the road-challenged Celtics. --AP
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| Game 4: May 12 |
 | Cleveland 88, Boston 77
LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, and the Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 to tie the series at 2-2. --AP
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| Game 5: May 14 |
 | Boston 96, Cleveland 89
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds, Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists, and the Celtics beat the Cavs to move within a win of the conference finals. Paul Pierce scored 29 and helped shut down LeBron James. --AP
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| Game 6: May 16 |
 | Cleveland 74, Boston 69
LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cavs forced a decisive finale to this home-sweet-home series with a 74-69 win over the Celtics, who have gone from regular-season road kings to postseason road kill. --AP
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| Game 7: May 18 |
 | Boston 97, Cleveland 92
Paul Pierce scored 41 points, hit two clinching free throws with 7.9 seconds left and led the Celtics to a 97-92 victory over the Cavs in Game 7 and a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. --AP
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| Series tied, 2-2 |
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| Nov. 27 |
Cleveland 109, Boston 104 (OT) |
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| Dec. 2 |
Boston 80, Cleveland 70 |
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| Feb. 5 |
Cleveland 114, Boston 113 |
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| Feb. 27 |
Boston 92, Cleveland 87 |
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Game 7: Kendrick Perkins of the Boston Celtics grabs the ball while Anderson Varejao of the Cleveland Cavaliers talks trash in Game 7. (Getty Images)
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