The biggest basket of last night's game came down to Kevin Garnett doing one of his patented swooping moves across the lane, blowing past an overmatched Joe Smith, and curling the ball into the basket with 21.4 seconds to play. That snapped the game's final tie, and the Celtics hung on for a 76-72 victory in the series opener against ... (Full article: 869 words)

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