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Heat 98, Celtics 79

LeBron James, Heat force Game 7

LeBron James scored 45 points, 30 in the first half, setting up a deciding Eastern Conference finals Game 7 between the Celtics and Heat on Saturday.

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Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen watched LeBron James in the final minutes of Game 6.

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Rajon Rondo and the Celtics lost at home in Game 6 as the Heat forced a Game 7 Saturday in Miami.

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The Heat's Mike Miller and Celtics center Kevin Garnett fought for the ball in the second quarter.

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Celtics coach Doc Rivers argued a call during the first half.

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Rajon Rondo attempted to gain control of a loose ball in the first half.

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Kevin Garnett was incredulous after being called for a technical foul in the third quarter.

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Ray Allen attempted a shot over the arms of Shane Battier.

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LeBron James backed up on Paul Pierce on this play in the first quarter.

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LeBron James and Kevin Garnett battled for the opening tip-off. The Celtics gained the first possession.

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Captain Paul Pierce rallied his teammates before the game.

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James foils Celtics’ hopes of ending series

The Celtics are going to have to do something about LeBron James in Game 7 to earn a trip to the NBA Finals.

Brian McGrory

A Celtics season for the ages

In a sport devoted to individual stardom, these Celtics define selflessness. In an era of convenience, they are about perseverance.

Anna Myer’s ‘Hoop Suite’ merges dance with basketball

What do modern dance, hip-hop, and basketball have in common? Choreographer Anna Myer.

Mass. teachers union agrees to give up key rights on seniority

In return for giving up rights that determine how teachers are promoted and placed in schools, a far more sweeping ballot initiative will be dropped.

Teen texting behind wheel common, study finds

Forty-two percent of Massachusetts high school students who drive admit they text while behind the wheel, according to a survey.

New Quincy Market operators want to add hotel, restaurants

A New York real estate firm says it will transform the famed Faneuil Hall Marketplace into a world-class destination for locals and visitors.

Murder trial postponed after witnesses stabbed in Boston

Two potential witnesses were among four men stabbed downtown on Wednesday.

Romney’s fund-raising outpaces president’s

Mitt Romney outraised President Obama by nearly 30 percent in May, perhaps the first time since 2007 that Obama raised less than a rival.

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steve casey

One appearance at Fenway shines light for 73 years

Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem” continues the company’s trademark spectacle of colorful, dazzling acrobatics and juggling.

Stages

Bringing Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Totem’ to Boston

Pianist Leon Fleisher performed at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in the opening concert of the Rockport Music Festival’s 31st season.

classical review

Rockport closes gap, opens chamber music festival

Bruce A. Percelay, chief executive of The Mount Vernon Co., on the roof of one his company’s buildings in the green district.

Green residential projects transforming Allston

Might Erik Spoelstra’s job be in jeopardy if the Heat are eliminated?

Bob Ryan

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra in no-win situation

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Graphic: Sizing up the TV dating shows

I'll Have Another has been working out at Belmont Park since May 20 in preparation for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.

I’ll Have Another looks to buck odds in Triple Crown

Yvonne Abraham

Sweet deal for soda

Norman Rockwell paintings inspired many scenes in “Moonrise Kingdom,” which stars (from top) Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman and Bruce Willis, and Kara Hayward.

Setting perfectly fit for a ‘Kingdom’

editorial

Olivia Culpo’s Miss USA victory is a tribute to sensitivity

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Red Sox 7, Orioles 0

Clay Buchholz (right) was charged up with batterymate Kelly Shoppach after his four-hit, complete-game shutout against the Orioles.

Resurgent Clay Buchholz shuts out Orioles

Buchholz threw nine terrific innings, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out six.

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Journalist Fareed Zakaria said the overlap was natural.

Fareed Zakaria’s Harvard, Duke speeches identical

The prominent journalist’s commencement speeches were essentially identical, built around the same anecdotes and points and often the same language.