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May 31 2008, AP

Boston got past an old nemesis to set up a matchup with another rival _ the Lakers _ in the NBA finals. Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lift the Celtics to an 89-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday...

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Detroit Pistons’ Tayshaun Prince poses with a U.S. flag during the NBA basketball team’s media day activities in Auburn Hills, Mich., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. Prince was a member of the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic basketball team in Bejing.