GAME 1 - October 29 (in Boston)
(80) vs (74)
Boston Starting Lineups:




(C) R.Lafrentz, (PF) A.Jefferson, (SF) P.Pierce, (SG) W.Szczerbiak, (PG) D.West
San Antonio Starting Lineups:




(C) R.Nesterovic, (PF) T.Dunkan, (SF) B.Bowen, (SG) M.Ginobili, (PG) T.Parker
Player of the game:
P.Pierce
Box Scores:
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(sorry for my english - it's not good enough...)
Everyone tought that this will be very hard beginning for Celtics. San Antonio have won 1st quarter only by 2. Every player from Spurs’s starting lineups had a great game. Even Van Exel and Finley showed on the floor after Ginobili’s 4th foul. But in 2nd quarter Pierce started his show. He made incredible number of shots (43) and he end game with 53 points! Szczerbiak also had a good game (22 pts, 3 rebs) and he was the only player who helped Pierce to win this contest. San Antonio’s players tried to avoid loss but wonderfull play of Parker, Bowen, Dunkan and Manu wasn’t enough. After the game Doc Rivers said – “This was very, very good start but remember it was first game and it doesn’t mean nothing. I only have hope that we’ll have good season and we will have opportunity to play in playoffs. But it is future… very far future and we should concentrate on the next game”.