Welcome to TBO.com. Skip directly to: our Keyword Search, Section Navigation, Content.

TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Sports

TBO > Sports

Celtics Rout Hawks In Game 7

The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 5, 2008

BOSTON - Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 22 points, and the Celtics turned back the pesky Atlanta Hawks with a 99-65 victory Sunday in Game 7 of their playoff series.

The Celtics earned a second-round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, with Game 1 on Tuesday night.

Rajon Rondo, who missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the Game 6 loss that forced the series back to Boston, had 10 points and six assists, taking his lumps in the game's pivotal play. Kendrick Perkins had 10 points and 10 rebounds before joining the rest of the starters on the bench in the formality of a fourth quarter, just as they did for much of the regular season.

Boston went 66-16 for the league's best record - 29 games better than the Hawks.

ATLANTA (65) - Williams 3-11 1-2 7, Smith 3-11 1-2 7, Horford 3-12 2-3 8, Bibby 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 5-17 2-2 16, Childress 3-8 0-0 6, Pachulia 1-6 5-5 7, Law 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-4 0-2 2, Stoudamire 4-6 0-0 10, West 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-82 11-16 65.

BOSTON (99) - Pierce 7-20 6-7 22, Garnett 9-13 0-1 18, Perkins 4-8 2-2 10, Rondo 4-5 2-2 10, R.Allen 3-12 0-0 7, Powe 4-5 4-5 12, Posey 2-4 2-2 6, T.Allen 2-4 0-0 4, Cassell 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, House 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 40-84 16-19 99.

Atlanta	16	10	17	22	-	65
Boston	27	17	35	20	-	99

3-Point Goals-Atlanta 6-12 (Johnson 4-8, Stoudamire 2-3, Pachulia 0-1), Boston 3-18 (Pierce 2-9, R.Allen 1-5, Davis 0-1, Posey 0-1, House 0-2). Rebounds-Atlanta 59 (Horford 12), Boston 51 (Garnett 11). Assists-Atlanta 11 (Horford 3), Boston 20 (Rondo 6). Fouls-Atlanta 17, Boston 19. A-18,624.

Bryant Leads Lakers To Game 1 Victory

LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant had 38 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers made it five straight playoff wins by beating Utah 109-98 to begin the second round.

Game 2 will be played Wednesday night before the best-of-seven series shifts to Utah for Games 3 and 4. Word leaked late Friday that Bryant had won his first Most Valuable Player award and he expressed his joy on Saturday. The NBA has declined comment, but Bryant is expected to receive the MVP trophy from Commissioner David Stern before Game 2.

Pau Gasol added 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Lamar Odom had 16 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 45 seconds to play, and Sasha Vujacic scored 15 for the Lakers.

UTAH (98) - Kirilenko 5-11 1-2 11, Boozer 6-14 3-4 15, Okur 7-19 7-8 21, Williams 5-18 3-4 14, Brewer 5-11 1-2 11, Millsap 2-4 0-2 4, Harpring 2-8 1-2 5, Korver 2-7 6-6 11, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Miles 2-3 0-0 6, Collins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-95 22-30 98.

L.A. LAKERS (109) - Radmanovic 4-8 0-0 10, Odom 5-12 6-9 16, Gasol 8-13 2-4 18, Fisher 2-6 1-2 5, Bryant 8-16 21-23 38, Turiaf 1-5 0-0 2, Walton 1-2 3-3 5, Farmar 0-5 0-0 0, Vujacic 4-6 5-5 15, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-73 38-46 109.

Utah	24	17	31	26	-	98
L.A. Lakers	25	29	25	30	-	109

3-Point Goals-Utah 4-19 (Miles 2-3, Korver 1-2, Williams 1-6, Kirilenko 0-3, Okur 0-5), L.A. Lakers 5-10 (Vujacic 2-2, Radmanovic 2-4, Bryant 1-2, Farmar 0-1, Fisher 0-1). Fouled Out-Boozer, Kirilenko, Odom. Rebounds-Utah 64 (Okur 19), L.A. Lakers 51 (Gasol 10). Assists-Utah 21 (Williams 9), L.A. Lakers 24 (Bryant 7). Fouls-Utah 33, L.A. Lakers 27. A-18,997.

Share this:

* To:
Your Name:
Your Email Address:
Personal Message [optional]: