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NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals G4, the Cavaliers continue to host the Celtics, Mitchell missed the game due to a left leg injury, James and his wife watched the game at home to cheer for the Cavaliers, and the Celtics led the Cavaliers 37:30 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Celtics Holiday scored seven points in a row, Strus hit three three-pointers in a single quarter, Garland scored 11 points in a single quarter, and two consecutive three-pointers before halftime narrowed the gap to one point. But the Celtics Tatum scored five straight points in the last minute, and the Celtics 62-57 Cavaliers at halftime.
In the second half, the shooting rates of both sides declined, and the Cavaliers continued to hit the inside line to overtake the score, but the Celtics quickly stopped the bleeding 7-0, and then the Celtics fired a series of outside shots to lead to double digits, and Tatum continued to be in good shape in the final quarter to help the Green Army expand the lead, Garland and Wade finally hit three points, the Cavaliers bit the score again 8-0, and Tatum attacked twice in a row to stabilize the lead, Brown almost killed the game with three points, and finally the Celtics beat the Cavaliers and got the match point 3-1.
Celtics stats: Tatum 33 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Holiday 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Brown 27 points and 8 boards, Pritchard 11 points
Cavaliers stats: Mobley 19 points and 9 boards, Garland 30 points and 7 assists, LeVert 19 points, Strus 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists
12 facts that have to be admitted
1. Garland: It's hard to stand alone, so I tried my best. Mitchell was injured, and Garland propped up the team's attack, but two fists were difficult to beat four hands, and it was difficult to save the defeat in the end. In the first half, he played 18 minutes, shot 4 of 11, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and got 11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +3 The highest on the team. In the whole game, he played 40 minutes, made 12 of 27 shots (4 of 13 three-pointers), and scored a team-high 30 points on 2-of-2 free throws, plus 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, with a plus/minus of +1.
2. Little Mobley: Efficient but still difficult to save. In 39 minutes, he finished with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal on 8-of-13 shooting, 1-of-1 three-pointer and 2-of-3 free throws.
3. LeVert: Three-point blacksmith! LeVert started the game for Mitchell today, in addition to his poor three-point hand, he performed well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, he played 38 minutes and 41 seconds, 9 of 18 shots, including 1 of 8 three-pointers, 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, plus or minus -14.
Fourth, Strus feels hot and has a comprehensive performance but has no choice but to cut empty. He played 42 and a half minutes, shooting 5-of-12 from the field and 5-of-9 from three-point range, scoring 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, and leaving the court with six fouls in the final minute, with a plus/minus of -4. It is worth mentioning that Strus scored 15 points in the first half and 0 points in the second half.
5. Tatum: State recovery! In this game, Tatum felt hot in the first half. He played 44 minutes, shooting 11-of-25, 2-of-8 from three-point range, and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, scoring 33 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. In the first half, he scored 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting.
6. Jaylen Brown: Rear power! In this game, he played 34 minutes, shot 9 of 15, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 7 of 9 free throws, and got 27 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, but had 5 turnovers.
It is worth mentioning that Jaylen Brown scored 16 points in the second half to help the team win the victory.
7. Holiday Awards: Both offensive and defensive. He played 43 minutes, shooting 6-of-11 from the field and 4-of-8 from three-point range, scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, 2 turnovers, and a plus/minus of +6. White can't do it in these few games, Brother Zhu is on top again, Brother Zhu is omnipotent, it's too critical! Holiday is truly an underrated player.
8. In this game, there is a significant gap between the two sides in free throw data, the Celtics made 21 of 24 free throws, while the Cavaliers only made 5 of 7 free throws, of which Tatum made 9 of 9 free throws, and Brown also made 7 of 9 free throws, and both of them exceeded the Cavaliers in their individual free throws.
9. Did the Celtics have so much trouble beating a Cavaliers without Mitchell? In the G4 battle between the Celtics and the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' headline star Mitchell was absent, and the Celtics should have won a big victory, but with a lead of up to 15 points, the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to 5 points in the final quarter. Although in the end, Celtic won the game 109-102, but Celtic owner Pagliuca was not happy.
10. Since the series, the team's double tanner Brown and Tatum have not had a stable performance, and none of their average points per game have ranked in the top 10 of the playoff player scoring list, Brown ranks 15th with 24.1 points per game, Tatum ranks 17th with 23.1 points per game, and Tatum's 3-point shooting rate drops to 26.3%.
11. White was the best player in the first-round series, but in the series against the Cavaliers, his performance became more and more sluggish, scoring 25 points in G1, 10 points in G2, 12 points in G3, and only 5 points in G4.
12. From the first round against the Heat to the second round against the Cavaliers, the Celtics have not encountered any challenges in the East where they are not competitive at all, just like the "boiled frog" general game mode, which is not a good thing for the Celtics who are aiming to compete for the championship, which not only can not improve Tatum and Brown's hard solution ability, but also can not let the Celtics expose the team's problems, once they encounter a real strong opponent, the Celtics may be difficult to adjust in time from mentality to skills and tactics, in the face of such a Cavaliers, The Celtics coach still uses a seven-man rotation, Tatum also played nearly 44 minutes, the Celtics are playing more and more, how to win the championship?