James watched the game live, and the Celtics got the match point! Shuangtanhua scored 60 points, and Garland cut 30+7

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2024-05-14 09:40Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 14, Beijing time, the NBA division semifinals continued, and the Cavaliers continued to host the Celtics. Previously, the Cavaliers fell behind the opponent by a big score of 1-2, and this group of matchups is also the least suspenseful group of confrontations in the semifinals of the Eastern and Western Divisions, according to the calculations given by the American media "BR", the probability of the Celtics advancing to the Eastern Finals is as high as 94.1%! The Cavaliers have not finished this season before they were involved in the ranks of Ingram's potential next home, Ingram led the team to be swept by the Thunder in the first round of this year's playoffs, averaging 14.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Before the game, the American media confirmed that James and the Kardashian family watched today's game live, as the son of Cleveland, James was seated on the sidelines from the time he entered the stadium, and the applause and cheers of the Cavaliers' home fans lasted for a long time. Truth be told, this is likely to be the Cavaliers' last home game of the season.

Since the Celtics entered the playoffs, the best and most stable performance was Jaylen Brown, averaging 24.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, and although they also averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, Tatum's two-point shooting rate was as low as 41.3%+26.5%, in addition, as Tatum's killer feature, his jump shooting rate in the playoffs was only 32.6%, which was the least efficient among players who shot more than 75 times, and there was no one! Before the game, the Cavaliers suddenly suffered bad news, and the core of the team, Mitchell, suffered a calf strain and was unable to play! Mitchell averaged 29.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in the playoffs this season, plus Allen, who has been unable to return for a long time, the Cavaliers' top scorer in this game has become Garland, who averages only 14.7 points per game! Since James left the team, the Cavaliers have not won in the playoffs when Mitchell is away.

Celtics starters: Holiday + White + Jaylen Brown + Tatum + Horford; Cavaliers starters: Garland + LeVert + Strus + Okro + Mobley Jr. At the beginning of the game, Strus hit three points in a row, after Horford scored a layup, Shuangtanhua also fired on the outside, Tatum chased Garland to play, Brown made an easy layup, and the Celtics responded with a wave of 12-0! After LeVert stopped the bleeding, Pritchard and Mobley hit three points, and in the second half, Tatum and Pritchard burst inside and out, fortunately, the Cavaliers substitute Merrill and Niang felt good, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 37-30 in the first quarter, Tatum was 6 of 9 in the first quarter, and scored 16 points alone! At the beginning of the second quarter, Strus chased a three-pointer, Brown jumped to the basket, and Holiday chased a three-pointer, and the difference quickly reached double digits. In the middle of the game, Brown dragged Strus to the end and ate a first-degree culprit.

When Strus used the three-point rain to chase down only 2 points again, Holiday stopped the bleeding with a timely three-point shot, Cornet ate a cake and dunked, and Garland hit a three-pointer in the second half, but Tatum responded with a tough layup + a three-pointer at the end of the quarter. The Celtics led the Cavaliers 62-57 at halftime, with Tatum scoring 23 points and Brown 11; Garland had 11 points, Strus had 15 and LeVert had 12. Coming back in the second half, Mobley Jr. led the team to chase only 1 point, Garland helped the Cavaliers overtake the score for a while, and at the critical moment, Jaylen Brown buried his head in the breakthrough, and the difference was widened by waves. White also hit a three-pointer in the second half, and the Cavaliers relied on Garland and Mobley's scores, which were obviously not enough, and at the end of the quarter, Pritchard made a foul + hit a three-point shot to retreat from the whistle, and after the third quarter, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 88-78.

In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Tatum faced Thompson's jump shot, a difficult step-back jumper from the free throw line, Garlande burst out to chase the score, and Holiday immediately hit a three-point shot. In the middle of the game, Garland and Wade rained three-pointers, and at the decisive moment, Mobley continued to fight for layups, and in the last 3 minutes, Tatum threw himself and grabbed it, and LeVert threw it in response. Brown's three-point shot almost killed the suspense of the game, Garland faced Tatum and scored 2+1, and White made a free throw to seal the win! In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics 102-109 at home, and the Celtics led 3-1 in the overall score and got the match point in the division semifinals!

Celtics statistics, Tatum 33 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Jaylen Brown 27 points and 8 rebounds, Holiday 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Pritchard 11 points, Horford 6 points and 6 rebounds. Cavaliers statistics, Garland 30 points and 7 assists, LeVert 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Mobley Jr. 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Strus 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Merrill 7 points.

Throughout the game, the Cavaliers really fought the last bullet in Mitchell's absence, but they were always short of a breath, every time they chased 4 or 5 points or even 2 or 3 points, they either couldn't grasp the opportunity, or let the double tanhua singles open up the difference, this way of losing was really hitting. However, this also shows some weaknesses of the Celtics, the lineup is several notches higher than the Cavaliers, but in the end, it is still necessary to rely on the double tanhua, especially Brown, who is super efficient in this series, while Tatum maintains a shooting rate of about 40%, as if this is his standard value in the playoffs. This round of the series has lost suspense, or congratulations to the Celtics.

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