On the morning of May 16, Beijing time, the Celtics ushered in the G5 matchup with the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals at home. After the opening, the two teams were inseparable, tied 28-28 in the first quarter, and the Cavaliers once led in the second quarter, but the Celtics overtook the score with their excellent play at the end of the game, and entered the second half, the Celtics maintained the lead all the way, and finally defeated the Cavaliers 113-98 to become the first team to advance to the division finals in the NBA playoffs this season, and the Eastern dark horse Cavaliers were out of the game 1-4!
In the first round, the Cavaliers eliminated the Magic 4-3 in seven games, the Cavaliers were full of injuries, and the core of the team, Mitchell, was still unable to play in the life-and-death battle with the Celtics, but in the first quarter, the Cavaliers still showed their tenacity, Morris Jr. became a substitute wonder, played 8 and a half minutes off the bench in a single quarter, shot 3 of 3, made 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 7 points alone, helping the Cavaliers always bite the opponent in the score, and on the Celtics side, it was Derrick White who took the lead and shot 4 of 8 in 8 minutes, He finished with 10 points on 2-of-4 three-point shooting, plus two rebounds, one assist and one block. In the second quarter, Strus scored three points, Merrill scored three points, and the Cavaliers were once in the lead, and the Celtics made a late effort, relying on Derrick White's continued outburst, and the stable output of double probe Tatum + Brown, the Cavaliers overtook the Cavaliers 58-52 at halftime.
After adjusting at halftime, Strus hit a three-pointer, Garland broke through and assisted Mobley to score, and the Cavaliers quickly chased the score! Holiday , Horford and Tatum teamed up to lead the Celtics to an 11-0 run, and the point difference was stretched away again, and the Celtics' lead extended to double digits. Subsequently, Mobley Jr. attacked the interior line to score 9 points in a row, and the Cavaliers once again chased the score. However, the Celtics were in control, and Tatum stepped up in time to stabilize the situation for the team. In the final quarter, the Cavaliers trailed 83-86 by only three points, Holiday scored four points in a row, Derrick White hit a three-pointer, and Horford scored three points, and the Celtics once again extended their lead to double digits.
The Cavaliers are very tenacious, Mobley dunks and Morris makes three points to narrow the difference! The Celtics then called a timeout, and the timeout completely extinguished the momentum of the Cavaliers' counterattack, Brown received an empty reception, Holiday scored consecutive points, and the Celtics finally defeated the Cavaliers 113-98, thus eliminating the Cavaliers 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and will wait for the winner between the Knicks and the Pacers. In this game, Tatum contributed 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, but the 37-year-old veteran Horford, who was in the same class as Yi Jianlian, overshadowed his teammate Tatum, cutting 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, and enjoyed the MVP call of the game when he was replaced in the final 48 seconds!
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