On May 12, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals ushered in the third game between the Cavaliers and the Celtics.
There are still players absent from both sides in this game, the Cavaliers Allen cannot play, Wade returns for this game, the starters are still Mitchell, Garland, Strus, Okoro and Mobley, Celtics center Porzingis is absent from the game, and the starters are Tatum, Brown, White, Holiday and Horford.
The two sides were hot three-pointers, making five three-pointers each
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides began to conduct three-point shooting drills, Strus, Okoro, Horford and Holiday hit three-point iron, and it was Mitchell who took the lead to stand up, Mitchell threw two three-pointers, Holiday singled Mobley to score with a hook hand, Tatum also scored two three-pointers against Mobley's defense, White stole Tatum converted to an offensive layup and missed, Mobley scored 5 points in a row inside, and Tatum scored a layup for the first time on the inside, and his state improved significantly.
After a period of offensive climax, the two sides began to play iron and turnover, Brown hit a mid-range shot to break the deadlock, and the Cavaliers relied on Okoro's layup and Mobley's free throw to take the lead. Brown also hit a three-pointer, and Wade returned to score his first three-point shot, and the whole court was boiling! But Hauser responded with a three-pointer, Tatum converted the offense and completed a dunk, and the Celtics led the Cavaliers by four points. After the Cavaliers timeout, Strus threw a three-pointer at the buzzer, Holiday returned a shot, Mitchell singled Horford for three points to continue to hit, Pritchard made a mistake, Garland broke through and caused Horford to foul and score a free throw, Tatum missed a three-pointer, Mitchell didn't have a three-point shot, Holiday converted offense and caused TT to foul and scored 1 point, LeVert broke through and missed a layup, Switch Attack Holiday assisted Pritchard to complete a layup, Garland made a pass error, converted offense Tatum completed a layup, Mitchell broke through and scored, At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 30-28.
Mitchell was struggling to support himself, and 12 points in a single quarter still couldn't lead the Cavaliers
In the second quarter of the game, Garland and Mobley scored 4 points in a row, the Celtics Tatum missed the shot, Horford scored 2 points in the rebound, White who performed well in the first game did not score in this game, Strus hit two iron in a row with three points, Holiday converted the offensive layup and scored, Morris did not shoot in a single shot, Hauser scored three points undefended, LeVert made a mistake in the layup, the Cavaliers could only change back to Mitchell in advance, Holiday continued to score in a low single, Mobley hit a three-point iron, Hauser missed a three-point shot, and Mitchell broke the Cavaliers' scoring drought with a three-point shot, and three points in the face of Horford! Brown scored on a single shot, and Mitchell stepped back for three points!
After the timeout, White executed a three-second free throw, Holiday made a three-point shot, Okoro missed a three-point shot, Brown broke through to complete a layup, Garland continued to play iron with a three-pointer, Tatum fouled on offense, and Garland made a layup inside. Pritchard missed a three-pointer, Mitchell converted an offensive throw-up to score, White hit a two-pointer iron, Mobley missed a layup, and Brown converted an offensive score. The Cavaliers hit back-to-back iron and finally scored one point on a free throw from Mitchell on a breakaway, and then hit a three-pointer to give the Celtics a 57-48 lead over the Cavaliers at halftime.
14-0！ The Celtics exerted their strength and blew withered
In the second half of the game, Tatum took the lead in scoring two plus one, White finally scored three points, the Cavaliers Mobley hit iron continuously, Strus didn't hit a layup, Brown completed a layup inside, the Celtics played a wave of 8-0, and stopped the Cavaliers in less than 2 minutes, and the Celtics had led the Cavaliers by 17 points. After the Cavaliers timeout, Okoro missed a three-pointer, White continued to make a three-pointer, Okoro didn't make a layup, and Holiday made a three-pointer for a wave of 14-0! The Cavaliers also had to rely on Mitchell to score, and Horford scored on a single shot, and it is worth noting that Mobley suffered a sprained ankle and was substituted with a limp.
After the Celtics took the lead, they began to relax, their shooting percentage dropped, and they missed consecutive shots, LeVert converted the offense to complete a layup, Strus scored a three-pointer, and the Celtics immediately called a timeout. After the timeout, White missed a three-pointer, Strus continued to hit a three-pointer, and Brown broke through and caused Garland to foul and miss two free throws. Mitchell still doesn't attack! The other players had a poor hand, and in the end, it was Mitchell who assisted Wade to complete a layup, and the Cavaliers went on a 9-0 run. Tatum broke through and scored 2 points on a foul free throw, Garland finally made a layup, Tatum assisted Kornet for an empty dunk, Mitchell also hit a throw, and the two sides began to score alternately. At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 84-69.
In the final quarter of the game, Garland broke through and scored a layup, Tatum missed a three-point shot, Mobley converted the offense to score, Holiday did not hook his hand, Garland missed a layup, Mobley scored a rebound, and in just 1 minute and 30 seconds, the Cavaliers stopped the Celtics with a wave of 6-0, and the difference returned to 9 points. After the timeout, Tatum scored a layup, Mitchell returned to the court early, the Celtics wrapped Mitchell and forced him to play, and LeVert broke through and drew a foul free throw to score 2 points. Tatum missed consecutive shots, Mitchell didn't have three points, Pritchard made a three-point shot, Garland assisted Mobley on an empty dunk, White also hit a three-pointer, Mitchell broke through and scored two plus one, and the difference was still 10 points.
Then Mitchell and LeVert missed layups, and Brown and White converted offense to score four points, bringing the deficit back to 14 points with 5:40 left in the game. Garland hit a three-pointer, Mitchell missed, switched offense Brown to complete a layup, Garland singled Horford to complete a layup, and the Celtics began to control the time.
In the final moment, Mitchell didn't catch the ball, Garland hit a three-pointer, Brown and Tatum scored four points in a row, and the game was out of suspense, and finally the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 106-93, and the Celtics led the Cavaliers 2-1 in the series.
Full-time player stats
Celtics: Tatum had 33 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-25 shooting from the field and 2-of-8 from three-point range, Brown had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists on 13-of-17 shooting and 2-of-3 three-pointers, Holiday had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, White had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Horford had 2 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Hauser had 6 points, and Pritchard had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Cavaliers: Mitchell had 33 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 12-of-22 shooting and 7-of-12 three-pointers, Mobley had 17 points and 8 rebounds on 7-of-11 shooting, Garland had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-15 shooting and 1-of-6 three-pointers, Strus had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Okoro had 2 points, LeVert had 15 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting and 1-of-3 from three-point range, and Wade had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Full game summary
The Cavaliers are in the situation where Mitchell singles the Celtics team, all relying on Mitchell to support the team's offense, in the second half, Mitchell faced Holiday to defend tightly, and even was caught out of the ball, no one stepped up to score, Mobley did not play to his advantage at all, although the shooting percentage was high, he actually did not take much responsibility for the offense. And the Celtics Tatum and Brown returned to normal performances, White was inaccurate in the first half, and he was able to find his touch in the second half, and Holiday became a help to Tatum and Brown in the first half.
In general, the Cavaliers' own offense had problems, no more people came forward, the offense seemed to be dead, and the situation of the last game of speeding up and grabbing the fast offense did not last, so it fell into a positional battle for a long time, and the dark horse of the Cavaliers was difficult to beat the Celtics who were seriously defending, and fell in front of the Celtics again.
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