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8:00 pm EDT Mon May 3, 2010

As the Boston Celtics wore down and showed their age in the fourth quarter of Game 1, one of them was still accelerating. The Cavaliers couldn’t slow Rajon Rondo.Cleveland’s humongous center flattened Rondo on a drive to the basket in the closing minutes, a hard—and mostly clean—two-handed foul that may have contributed to the Cavaliers’ 101-93 win as much as LeBron James’ 35 points or Mo Williams’ surprising slam dunk over Paul Pierce. As Rondo, who finished with 27 points and 12 assists, approached the basket, O’Neal came across the lane and knocked the Celtics’ speedy point guard to the floor. After spending a few minutes gathering himself and making sure all his limbs were still functioning, Rondo missed the first free throw before making the second.

The Celtics led by 11 in the third quarter of Game 1 and would be up in this best-of-seven series if not for a second-half fizzle that can be partially blamed on their aging roster as well as some blown opportunities late in the game. With Cleveland leading 92-91, Ray Allen missed a 3-pointer when he was accidentally bumped by referee Jason Phillips. Boston trailed 94-91 when Pierce tried a short jumper that bounced off the rim. Kevin Garnett was alone underneath for an easy putback but misfired. The Celtics had their chances. They missed them. Jason Phillips blocked Ray’s wide-open 3 one time. It’s not Jason’s fault, but Rondo got it to Ray in a great spot and the official ran into him. Kevin had a point-blank look. I’m not that upset late in the game with some of the shots we had. I was just really upset at our guys with the execution and the next pass.