12 May 2010

Boston victory pushes Cleveland to the brink

5:52 pm on 12 May 2010

The Boston Celtics have pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination from basketball's NBA playoffs.

The Celtics are 3-2 up in the best of seven series after beating the top-seeded Cavaliers 120 to 88 in Ohio, with the home crowd booed its team off the court.

Game six is in Boston on Friday and the series winner will play the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference final.