The Boston Celtics won at home on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, 106-102, bringing the Conference Finals series to a 3-2 record.
The hero for the Celtics this time wasn’t “the Truth”, Paul Pierce, or Kevin Garnett, but rather the much-criticized Ray Allen, who until this game seemed to have disappeared from view.
But in this game, Allen scored 29 points, including a long jumper with about a minute to go which put the Celtics lead back up to 3 points.
Kendrick Perkins also came through - he had career playoff highs with 18 points and 16 rebounds
For Detroit, Chauncey Billups scored 26 and Richard Hamilton had 25 points.
Detroit has reached the conference finals in six consecutive years, but have played for the championship just twice and won once in that time span.
The sixth game will take place on Friday, May 30, in Detroit.