On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to be hot, and today the Cavaliers welcomed the challenge of the Celtics at home, after the two teams drew 1-1 in the series.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams got into the state very quickly, and the score on the court was also alternately leading, the Celtics' Tatum and the Cavaliers Mitchell were in hot form in the first quarter, each helping their teams to open the situation, and at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Cavaliers by 2 points at 30-28. In the second quarter, Mitchell continued to play bravely, scoring 12 points in a single quarter and 23 points in the half, helping the team to bite the score tightly, but the Celtics were a little stronger overall, and the team blossomed more to open up the difference, and at halftime, the Celtics led the Cavaliers by 9 points at 57-48.
At the beginning of the second half, the Cavaliers' offense was dumb again, they didn't score a point in the first three minutes, and the Celtics seized the opportunity in time to blast out a wave of 14-0 offensive climax, and the points were directly pulled away by more than 20 points, but fortunately, after the Cavaliers adjusted, they blasted out a wave of 9-0 offensive climax to narrow the point difference, and in the last quarter, the Cavaliers set off a counterattack climax again, and Mobley Jr. basketed down to help the team narrow the point difference to single digits, but the front digging hole was too big, and finally the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 106-93 on the road, The series led 2-1.
Eight facts that have to be admitted
1. In this game, Mitchell once again carried the team alone, playing 43 minutes, shooting 12 of 22, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and got 33 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
2. Celtics player Tatum was excellent today, playing 42 minutes, shooting 11 of 25, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 9 of 9 free throws, and got 33 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
3. Brown played 40 minutes in the game, shooting 13 of 17, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
4. Today, the Celtics White performed poorly, shooting only 4 of 13 shots, only 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, which is also the second consecutive game that White has not scored 20+, lost the last game, won this game, and the side also proves that the Celtics can play too much.
5. Today Holiday stepped up and performed well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, playing 37 minutes, shooting 7 of 10, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws and 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, the data does not reflect the role of Holiday It turns out that the Celtics have different people standing up in every game, the Cavaliers really have no chance to win, and there is a Porzingis lying on the bench.
6. Cavaliers player Mobley Jr. played well and became Mitchell's only helper, playing 37 minutes, he was also able to contribute 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
7. Cavaliers guard Garland played a hip pull today, although he got 15 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, but it was obviously a side effect on the court, and he was beaten by the Celtics as a breakthrough, and became a cash machine for the whole Celtics team.
8. Today, Cavaliers player Strus performed a stretch of his hips, playing 37 minutes, shooting only 2 of 8, 2 of 6 three-pointers, only 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 fouls, once again proving that the Heat specialize in fraudsters. The Lakers and Cavaliers who cheated are not light.