Game 6 | Celtics 94, Cavaliers 85 | Celtics win series 4-2
(Left to right) Rasheed Wallace, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen

Celtics finish off Cavaliers

Ray Allen and the C’s upset the top-seeded Cavs, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals.

Bruins

Loss would be blow
Loss would be blow
Injuries to both Marco Sturm and David Krejci earlier this series have been tough to overcome.

Red Sox

Jonathan Papelbon
Closer getting choosy
Jonathan Papelbon is not afraid to use all three of his pitches (fastball, slider, and splitter) in key situations.
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Cavaliers85
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Tonight, 7:00 p.m.
Flyers
(41-35)
Bruins
(39-30)
NESNTonight, 7:05 p.m.
Red Sox
Pitcher: C. Buchholz
Tigers
Pitcher: M. Scherzer
NESNSaturday, 7:05 p.m.
Red Sox
Pitcher: J. Lester
Tigers
Pitcher: D. Willis
NESNSunday, 1:05 p.m.
Red Sox
Pitcher: J. Lackey
Tigers
Sunday, 3:30 p.m.
Celtics
(50-32)
Magic
(59-23)
Sunday, 3:30 p.m.
Celtics
(50-32)
Cavaliers
(61-21)
ESPNMonday, 7:05 p.m.
Red Sox
Pitcher: D. Matsuzaka
Yankees
Pitcher: J. Vazquez

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