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MIAMI: Boston moved to within one victory of the NBA Finals as theybeat Miami 94-90, with Kevin Garnett scoring 26 points and grabbing11 rebounds. The Celtics took a 3-2 lead in the the best-of-seven EasternConference final and will advance with a home win in game six onThursday. "Just because we're going to Boston doesn't mean they are going togive it to us," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We're going to haveto play. We're going to have to take it." A seventh game, if needed, would be played at Miami on Saturday.The series winner will play the Western Conference champion, eitherOklahoma City or San Antonio, in the NBA Finals starting nextTuesday. "We're in the biggest challenge of our lives right now, of ourprofessional careers, but that's how it's supposed to be," saidMiami's Chris Bosh, who returned to the lineup after beingsidelined with an abdominal muscle strain. "We know what we have to do. There's no reason to dwell on it.Collectively we have to be mentally strong and focus on what ittakes to get it done." The Heat reached the NBA Finals last year, when they lost to theDallas Mavericks. But they were pushed to the brink of elimination a stage earlierthis time, despite NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James scoring 30points and grabbing 13 rebounds, with Dwyane Wade adding 27 points. "This is what the playoffs are about. It tests your collectiveresolve," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Boston, he said, "havechampionship DNA. They have what we're trying to get. A way to getit is with a big Dwyane Wade adding 27 points.in on Thursday. "It's like a boxer -- we have to go and huddle up in our cornerright now. We've shown some resolve and character and we will haveto show it again Thursday. We have a pretty tough-minded group. Wewill be ready." Miami led 42-40 at half-time and the teams were deadlocked at 50-50before the Heat scored nine points in a row, only to have Bostonend the third quarter with a 15-1 run that put them ahead 65-60entering the fourth quarter. "We're just hanging in there," Rivers said. "We just hung aroundenough to get to the fourth quarter. Our execution down thestretch... I asked a lot of our guys, honestly too much at times,and they came through." Paul Pierce made two free throws and, after a free throw by Miami'sUdonis Haslem, sank a 3-pointer while being guarded by James togive Boston a 90-86 advantage. "We gave ourselves a chance to win and we were able to do it,"Pierce said. The Celtics' Garnett played a pivotal role late in the game withlittle rest. After Wade and Ray Allen traded two free throws each, James scoredon a layup to pull Miami closer, but Haslem fouled Garnett and theBoston big man sank two clutch free throws to give the Celtics a94-90 lead. Wade had a shot for a three-pointer but missed and Garnett grabbedthe rebound, hurling a pass to the other end of the court as thefinal buzzer sounded. "He's our life," Rivers said of Garnett. "He does so much that justdoesn't have numbers to it. In a strange way, he is calming ourguys. He has just been terrific for us. "We have a lot of positive talk in our locker room," Rivers added."They believe they can win. We have to just keep hanging in there." Miami's Bosh, who suffered his injury in the first game of asecond-round series against Indiana, scored nine points in 14minutes but did not play in the decisive fourth quarter. "I didn't think it would necessarily be fair to throw him in withthree minutes to go," Spoelstra said. "He felt good after the game.He might be able to play a handful more minutes." Bosh said he was fit to play had he been called upon. "I was ready. If he felt that it wasn't fair, that's great," Boshsaid. "I definitely had more to give. It felt good to be back outthere. I definitely will be ready to play more (on Thursday) than Iplayed tonight." - AFP/fa. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Plug In Terminal Block Connector , High Current Connector Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Plug In Terminal Block Connector.
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