On May 12, Beijing time, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 106-93 away, leading 2-1. Green Kai has been suppressing the Cavaliers since the beginning of this game, and when the Cavaliers' three-point shooting rate declined and could only rely on Mitchell alone, it was too difficult to win, and Mobley's third quarter ankle injury and the interior rim protection/defense were greatly reduced, and finally Green Kai won away from home.
Jayson Tatum was on the third hot search in the United States after this game, and although he got a good statistic, his efficiency value was still not good.
Jayson Tatum has been questioned in this year's playoffs, averaging 21.7 points per game + shooting 40.7% + three-point shooting 26.8%, and he has even been criticized for no longer being a superstar in the league, he is just the third leader of Green Kai. Tatum prayed heartily before the start of this G3 game.
The Mavericks media even mocked Tatum: Washington 27+ twice in this year's playoffs, while Tatum 0.
As the saying goes, if you don't explode in silence, you will perish in silence, Tatum finally found his lost outside touch this game, hitting two three-pointers in the first quarter, 18 minutes in the first half, 6 of 13, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers, plus or minus +2.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Tatum broke through 2+1 to complete 20+, and then made two fouls and made two free throws, breaking through the inside dunk, and the Cavaliers lacked Mobley's frame after Tatum cut more easily, scoring 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 3 of 6 in a single quarter, and he finally scored 27 points plus 11 rebounds and 5 assists at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Tatum began to play iron again, but there was still a cut, relying on the play of Brown and Holiday Green Kai once again opened to 14 points to lock up the win, Tatum scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the final quarter with 2 of 7 + 2 three-pointers, but hit a backlash that sealed the victory.
In the whole game, Tatum played 42 minutes, 11 of 25, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, 33 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a shooting rate of 44% and a three-point shooting rate of 25%, and the efficiency value still did not come up.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream