Cavs Lose in Game 6, Celtics Win the Series

The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavs in Game 6 in the 2nd Round of the NBA Playoffs, 94-85.

The Cleveland Cavaliers dispatched of the Chicago Bulls(see Cavaliers vs Bulls) in the opening round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs in 5 games and now are gearing up for a matchup fans have been waiting for, ever since Paul Pierce & LeBron James dueled in the infamous second round Game 7 of the 2008 Playoffs. The Boston Celtics took out the Miami Heat in 5 games as well. The Cavs will have home-court advantage in the series, playing games 1, 2, 5 and 7 at Quicken Loans Arena if all 7 games are needed. Games 3, 4 and 6 will be played at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

The Cavs joined the NBA in 1970 almost 2 and a half decades after the forming of the NBA and the beginning of the Boston Celtics (1946). In 2010 regular season play the Cavs and Celtics are tied at 2 games apiece. The Celtics have won more series in the post-season history, winning 3 of 4 post season meetings. In their first meeting in 1976, the Celtics beat the Cavs 4 games to 2, to win the conference title. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=clevelandpost

The Celtics have 17 NBA Championships(1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008). http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/boston/celtics.htmlWith help from their record of 8 championships in a row, 1959-1966, the Celtics have won more championships than any other organization in the NBA. The Cavs have yet to win a championship and have been to the playoffs the same number of times the Celtics have won NBA Titles, 17. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/cleveland/cavs.html

2010 Playoff Schedule

• Game 1 - Saturday, May 1, 8:00 p.m. EST @ Cleveland TNT

CAVS WIN - 101-93 http://www.nba.com/games/20100501/BOSCLE/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0040900201#nbaGIboxscore

• Game 2 - Monday, May 3, 8:00 p.m. EST @ Cleveland TNT

CELTICS WIN 104-86 http://www.nba.com/games/20100503/BOSCLE/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0040900202#nbaGIboxscore

• Game 3 - Friday, May 7, 7:00 p.m. EST @ Boston ESPN

CAVS WIN - 124-95 http://www.nba.com/games/20100507/CLEBOS/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0040900203#nbaGIboxscore

• Game 4 - Sunday, May 9, 3:30 p.m. EST @ Boston ABC

CELTICS WIN 97-87 http://www.nba.com/games/20100509/CLEBOS/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0040900204#nbaGIboxscore

• Game 5 - Tuesday, May 11, 8:00 p.m. EST @ Cleveland TNT

CELTICS WIN 120-88 http://www.nba.com/games/20100511/BOSCLE/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0040900205#nbaGIboxscore

• Game 6 - Thursday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. EST @ Boston ESPN

CELTICS WIN 94-85 http://www.nba.com/games/20100513/CLEBOS/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0040900206#nbaGIboxscore

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• Game 7

In their last meeting before the playoffs the Celtics beat the Cavs 117-113 on April 4th. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2010/04/04/26579_boxscore.html LeBron James scored 20 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter, but he missed two free throws in the final 16 seconds and a pair of 3-point attempts. Ray Allen scored a season-record 33 points, drilling six 3-pointers, including one with 48 seconds left on the clock in the 4th quarter, giving the Celtics a 4 point lead and ultimately winning them the game. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2010/04/04/26579_boxscore.html The Celtics and Cavaliers finished the season series tied 2-2.

In 2008, the Cavs and Celtics met in the second round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. The series went all the way to game 7 with an epic battle between LeBron James and Paul Pierce. In that game James scored 45 points and Pierce had 41. That win was followed by 2 more series wins, making the Celtics the NBA Champions of 2008.