14-05-2010

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Despite LeBron’s Triple-Double it’s Over for Cavs. Boston Moves On. »

The Boston Celtics sent LeBron James and the Cavaliers back to Cleveland to admire all of their regular-season accomplishments. It’s the Celtics who are still in the chase for an NBA title. Despite his sixth career playoff triple-double, James is headed for another early offseason after winning a second MVP award and leading the Cavs to an NBA-best 61 wins and a home-court advantage they never got to use. James scored 27 points with 10 assists, and his 19 rebounds matched a career-high and were the most he’s ever had in a playoff game. But he also had nine turnovers. The LeBron watch began at 10:53 p.m., when Rajon Rondo dribbled out the last 14 seconds and the Celtics began celebrating. James is eligible to opt out of his contract this summer, a move that would make the two-time MVP and zero-time NBA champion a free agent and set off a scramble for his services from New York to Los Angeles and, of course, back in Cleveland.

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