When the Celtics wrapped up Game 5 and moved one win away from an unprecedented 18th championship, the jubilant Boston crowd sent them off to the West Coast for the final time this season with one last chorus of that age-old "Beat L-A!" chant.
Celtics know perils of road closeout games
Seeded on Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:23 PM EDT (NBC Sports)
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