Celtics dust off LeBron, Cavs in six

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 94-85 victory over Cleveland in Game 6 on Thursday night, sending LeBron James and the Cavaliers into an early offseason.

Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 12 assists for Boston, which will open the conference finals in Orlando on Sunday.

"Well we know their team is fueled by one guy," Garnett said. "If we could somehow, some way, control the supporting cast we had a chance."

James had a triple-double, scoring 27 points and had 10 assists and 19 rebounds. He also had nine turnovers.

"I just told him, 'Keep your head up, man. I've been there,"' said Garnett, who toiled as a star without a title in Minnesota for more than a decade before winning one with Boston in 2008. "You have a very, very, very bright future. Continue to work - best advice I can give him."

Mo Williams scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half for the Cavaliers, who won an NBA-best 61 games in the regular season to earn a home-court advantage they never got to use.