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The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association’s 2007-08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4-2.
There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record was not necessarily the basis of seeding teams in the playoffs. Nevertheless, the team with the better record in a match-up had home court advantage.
Detroit walked into the NBA Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth straight season. Boston held off the Pistons in Game 1 on 79-88, but let Detroit rally a strong performance in Game 2 to win it 103-97 (marking Boston’s first home court loss in the post-season). However, they let the Celtics win their first road playoff game 94-80 in Game 3. Game 4 saw the Pistons win 94-75, however they lost Game 5 106-102 despite a scoring run late in the game. In Game 6, the Pistons strolled into the fourth quarter leading 70-60, but a lack of focus, a poor game from Rasheed Wallace, and a rally-destroying turnover by Tayshaun Prince ultimately led to their demise, as the Pistons would end their season losing 89-81. With that, the Celtics moved on to the NBA Finals, and they will face the Los Angeles Lakers for the 11th time.
