On May 12, Beijing time, the third game of the NBA playoffs between the Celtics and the Cavaliers came to the home court of the Cavaliers. The two sides were deadlocked at the beginning, and the visitors gradually opened up the difference in the second quarter, and a wave of scoring climaxes in the third quarter stretched to more than 20 points, and then the Cavaliers could no longer catch up with the score, and the Celtics 106-93 Cavaliers.
Injuries and illnesses
Cavaliers: Aaron is out
Celtic: Boshen is out
Starting lineup
Knights: Mitchell, Garland, Mobley, Strus, Okoro
Celtics: Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Holiday, White Horford
Highlights of the game
1. Mainstay. Tatum shot 11-of-25 from the field, 2-of-8 from three-point range and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, finishing with 33 points, 13 rebounds and six assists
2. Stable performance. Jaylen Brown shot 13-of-17 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range to finish with 28 points and nine rebounds.
3. Good offense and defense. Holiday had a strong performance, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and finishing with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
4. It's hard to stand alone. Mitchell shot 12-of-22 from the field, including 7-of-12 from three-point range, and finished with 33 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals
5. Unpredictable. Garland was no longer magical, shooting only 6-of-15 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range, and scoring only 15 points and 6 assists
6. Be decent. Mobley finished with 17 points and eight rebounds on 7-of-11 shooting.
Game recap
At the beginning of the first quarter, Mitchell opened with two three-pointers, and the Otter Rabbit responded quickly, and the score alternately led, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. Coming back from the timeout, Brown scored five straight points and the Jackrabbit hit a two-point shot to give the Green Army a four-point lead. At the end of the quarter, Mitchell led the team to chase down the points, and the first quarter defeated the Celtics 30-28 Cavaliers.
Coming back in the second quarter, Holiday turned on the offensive mode and scored 7 points to help the visiting team open up the difference. Jalen scored four points at the end of the quarter, and the Otters made consecutive free throws to give the Celtics a nine-point lead over the Cavaliers at 57-48.
Yibian fought again, and the Green Army sent another 8-0 attack wave at the beginning of the game, and the lead came to 17 points. The Cavaliers Mitchell struggled to chase the score, but the defense still couldn't resist the visiting team, and the difference was always about 15 points. Mitchell hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter, and Jalen also went to color the Celtics 84-69 Cavaliers.
In the final quarter, the Cavaliers scored 6 points first, and the margin returned to single digits. The double tanhua came out to score to extinguish the fire, and the score came to double digits again. Garland finally hit a three-pointer, and he scored five straight points to bring the margin to 11 points. But the double tanhua quickly scored 4 points in a row, making the game lose suspense, and the game was over, and the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 106-93, with a big score of 2-1, and regained the initiative in the series.