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 BOSTON (AP) - The Indiana Pacers stamped their signature on the deciding game of their series with the Celtics, slowing the pace, keeping Reggie Miller's career alive and ending Boston's season with a blowout.
The Pacers won Game 7 of their first-round series 97-70 Saturday night to prolong a season marked by suspensions, injuries and disharmony. Now the team that has overcome all that moves on to a meeting with its biggest rivals — the defending champion Detroit Pistons — in the Eastern Conference semifinals beginning Monday night.
"It's only right," Jermaine O'Neal said. "It's what I wanted. I wanted to see that team and I'm pretty sure Detroit is wanting to see us, too."
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