In today's NBA, winning a home playoff game is like creating your own blog - anybody can do it. The guys in the white jerseys come out on top every time. And so the Celtics stood tall last night, taking a 3-2 series lead over the Cavaliers with a 96-89 Game 5 victory at the ever-friendly Garden.
This was the best game of the series. The Celtics fell behind by 14 points in the second quarter (LeBron James scored 23 of his 35 in the half), cut the margin to 3 by intermission, and took over the game in the third quarter. Paul Pierce (29 points), Kevin Garnett (26 points, 16 rebounds), and Rajon Rondo (20 points, 13 assists, 1 turnover) came up big when things looked bleak.
