Celtics

• MIAMI - The Celtics' third final four appearance in five years ended abruptly late Saturday night. But they went down fighting, their improbable, overachieving playoff run ended with a 101-88 loss to the Miami Heat.
(Boston Globe)
• MIAMI - A season's worth of burdens, injuries, mishaps, poor conditioning, and roster shuffles were too much to bear in the fourth quarter.
(The Boston Globe)
• Boxer Manny Pacquiao has a pretty significant fight on Saturday night, but for at least a couple hours his mind will be far from the ring.
(Sporting News)
• MIAMI -- It hurts because they were so close. Forget the fact that the Boston Celtics really had no business being where they were -- one win from advancing to the NBA Finals -- considering all the adversity they had to overcome this season.
(ESPN)
• Nathaniel S.
(ESPN)
• MIAMI -- The gameplan was sound and the bodies held up, they took a lead to halftime and they kept their composure.
(CBS Sports)
• The Celtics bowed out of the 2012 NBA playoffs with a 101-88 loss in Miami in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. After the Cs led for most of the game, they scored just six points in the last 8:49 of their season.
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• The Philadelphia 76ers had to go on the road for Game 7 of their second round series with the Boston Celtics. As Sixers fans like myself know, it didnt go too well, with the Celtics finally finishing off upset minded Philadelphia.
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• MIAMI – In 110 seven-game series since 1946-47, the road team has won 22 times and just seven times in the conference finals. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers dismissed the unfavorable odds immediately. Yeah, and? he said.
(USA Today)
• Four key points in the aftermath of the Miami Heats 101-88 victory Saturday to clinch the Eastern Conference championship 4-3 against the Boston Celtics: Ray Allen had to stop himself. He let out of a heavy sigh. Weve fought hard to keep it together.
(USA Today)