Where Home Court Happened, If Nothing Else

Celtics win 76-72 in a defensive struggle of titanic proportions. The carnage included the great LeBron James going 2-18 and the all-stars Pierce going for 2-14 and Ray Allen 0-4 AND going scoreless for the first time since 1979. Put those remarkable numbers aside, and you have to elevate Garnett to MVP status -oops, he got bumped on that one, make that player of the game for doing what he's been maligned for not doing enough of in his career. Against the big front line of the Cavs, KG embarked on a 28 point scoring night and more importantly came up clutch on not one, but two occasion in the closing minutes of the 4th quarter.