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Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: ‘”The Truth’ may be a reach, but he sure lived up to his Captain’s title yesterday. Paul Pierce brought his certified ‘A’ game to a deciding seventh game against the Cavaliers. He stood tall in the Cousy-Russell-Havlicek-Bird sense, picking the most propitious moment to play his best game of the 2008 playoffs. ‘He just willed his team to victory,’ said Cleveland’s LeBron James. ‘I know that was the breakout game he was waiting for.’”
Monique Walker of The Boston Globe: “In the first-round win over the Hawks, [Ray] Allen averaged 16.1 points and shot 40 percent from the 3-point line (18 of 45). But against the Cavaliers, Allen has struggled. He was held scoreless in Game 1 and managed 9 points in Game 6. Rivers said he is not concerned with Allen’s slump. ‘I told Ray before the game, ‘What happens if you don’t take another shot in the entire playoffs and we win the world championship because they’re going to double you? You’re so valuable if that’s what they’re going to do because it’s going to open the floor for everybody else,’ ‘ Rivers said. ‘I thought Ray had no problem with it. He’s going to be better.’”
Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: “It is said that experience is important in the playoffs, but the Celtics clearly were pushing that envelope to its limit yesterday. In their hour of need, they wrote their own basketball bible. And an elderly man shall lead them. P.J. Brown — 38 years, 7 months and 4 days old — was the largest of their big men in the last quarter, going for six points and five rebounds in the quarter to guide the Celts to a 97-92 win over Cleveland. Brown didn’t miss a shot on the day, hitting all four from the floor and two from the line on the way to 10 points. We’re still awaiting official word, but he would appear to be a lock for AARP Player of the Week.”

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