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Cavaliers 89 at Celtics 96

Game 5 \| FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers	23	23	17	26	89
Celtics	18	25	29	24	96

TD Banknorth Garden - Boston, Massachusetts

Cavaliers
Field Goal Pct
4th Quarter	.462
Overall	.446

Celtics
Field Goal Pct
4th Quarter	.400
Overall	.481

Team Fouls
4th Qtr	8

Team Fouls
4th Qtr	12

= In the penalty

Next Game: GAME 6 - Celtics @ Cavaliers

Playoff Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 5/6	Bos	72 - 76
Thu 5/8	Bos	73 - 89
Sat 5/10	Cle	84 - 108
Mon 5/12	Cle	77 - 88
Wed 5/14	Bos	89 - 96
Fri 5/16	Cle	69 - 74
Sun 5/18	Bos	92 - 97

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Cavaliers (2-3)
Playoff Stats | Roster

Starters
Name	Min	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
L James, F	45	3	5	3	35
D West, G	43	2	4	3	21
W Szczerbiak, G	36	4	0	2	10
Z Ilgauskas, C	26	7	0	1	6
B Wallace, F	27	4	0	1	4

Bench
Name	Min	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
J Smith	19	2	0	2	7
A Varejao	20	7	2	4	4
D Gibson	14	0	0	1	2
S Pavlovic	10	1	0	1	0
D Brown	0	0	0	0	0
D Jones	0	0	0	0	0
D Jones	0	0	0	0	0
L Allred	0	0	0	0	0
E Snow	0	0	0	0	0
B Thomas	0	0	0	0	0

Celtics (3-2)
Playoff Stats | Roster

Starters
Name	Min	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
P Pierce, F	42	7	3	5	29
K Garnett, F	41	16	4	3	26
R Rondo, G	42	2	13	3	20
R Allen, G	40	3	2	3	11
K Perkins, C	28	5	1	4	1

Bench
Name	Min	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
G Davis	12	1	0	3	6
J Posey	17	1	0	2	2
P Brown	8	2	0	4	1
S Cassell	5	0	2	0	0
L Powe	4	1	0	0	0
E House	1	0	0	0	0
T Allen	0	0	0	0	0
S Pollard	0	0	0	0	0
G Pruitt	0	0	0	0	0
B Scalabrine	0	0	0	0	0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Cavaliers
No injuries to report.

Celtics
No injuries to report.

Player News

Cavaliers

Zydrunas Ilgauskas (CLE - Center)

News: Ilgauskas admitted during media day that the cause of his late-season struggles last year was becasue of a ruptured disc in his back, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. (RotoWire - Tue. Sep 30, 2008)

Delonte West (CLE - Guard)

News: West on media day says that he feels more comfortable as a combo guard, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. (RotoWire - Tue. Sep 30, 2008)

Eric Snow (CLE - Point Guard)

News: Snow will be reporting to camp despite a knee injury that has ended his career, the Canton Repository reports. (RotoWire - Sep 28, 2008)

Celtics

Patrick O'Bryant (BOS - Center)

News: O'Bryant has been playing with the first team in practice with the absence of Kendrick Perkins (shoulder), according to the Boston Herald. (RotoWire - Wed. Oct 1, 2008)

Kendrick Perkins (BOS - Center)

News: Perkins (shoulder) has been cleared for drills but will not be cleared for contact for another week, the Associated Press reports. (RotoWire - Tue. Sep 30, 2008)

Sam Cassell (BOS - Point Guard)

News: Cassell signed an undisclosed contract with Boston Monday, the Associated Press reports. (RotoWire - Mon. Sep 29, 2008)