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LeBron James did everything he could possibly do to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference finals.  His 45 points were very impressive, but it wasn’t enough as the Cavs came up short to the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce of the Celtics matched him point for point, hitting some key shots when they were most badly needed. Pierce ended up with 41 points. Looking at the final couple minutes of that game, I thought the Cavs could possibly do it. They trailed throughout the game by 6 to 8 points but closed it to 89-88 toward the end. At that point LeBron missed a couple of 3-point shots that would have changed the total momentum at the end. Instead of  the Cavs being forced to foul, it would have been the Celtics. A different outcome I’m sure. The Celtics now take on the Detroit Pistons, and my money is on the Pistons and Richard Hamilton. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Bottom line: The Los Angeles Lakers win it all.

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