On May 16, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics ushered in the G5 battle with the Cavaliers at home, the current Celtics series lead 3-1, today they aim to end the series, the Cavaliers lack Mitchell, Allen, LeVert, lack of combat power, on paper the Celtics have an obvious advantage, can they seize the opportunity to end the series? For the Celtics, Pozin is absent, starters: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Horford, Cavaliers starters: Garland + Strus + Okoro + Wade + Mobley.
In the first quarter of the game, Strus was fouled for three points, 3 of 3 free throws, Brown and White hit 2 three-pointers, Strus scored 3 points, the two sides were 6-6, White, Horford, Tatum scored, Morris, Garland, Mobley chased points, the two sides 16-16, Tatum, White, Kornet scored, Wade, Morris, Mobley responded, the Cavaliers overtook by 1 point, Pritchard scored three points, Garland scored 4 points in a row, the Cavaliers led by 2 points, Kornet made a layup, and the two sides were 28-28 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Pritchard and Hauser scored three points, the Celtics led by 6 points, and after the pause, Okoro, Strus, and Merrill hit 3 three-pointers in a row to exceed 3 points, Kornet, Brown scored, Mobley, Garland, Morris responded strongly, the Cavaliers led by 6 points, Horford, White hit three points, Tatum dunked, the Celtics overtook by 5 points, Merrill scored three points, Tatum scored 5 points in a row, but because he was dissatisfied with the blowing penalty and ate T, Garland technical foul free throws, and the Celtics led 58-52 at halftime.
White had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-11 shooting in the half, Tatum had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-8 shooting, Horford had 9 points and 3 boards on 3-of-8 shooting, and Morris scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the Cavaliers, Strus had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 2-of-5 shooting, and Garland had 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting.
In the third quarter of the game, Strus and Mobley scored 5 points in a row, chasing the difference to 1 point, Holiday , Horford and Tatum played 11-0 with a difference of 12 points, Mobley chased the difference to 6 points, Pritchard and Hauser scored, Merrill and Mobley chased the points, the difference was still 6 points, Kornet, Tatum and Pritchard scored, Morris scored 5 points in a row, Mobley dunked, the difference was 7 points, and the Celtics led 85-78 in the third quarter. Mobley scored 13 points in the quarter and Tatum had 10.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Mobley hooked his hand, the difference was 5 points, Brown made 1 of 2 free throws, Morris scored three points, and the difference was chased to 3 points, Holiday , White, Horford and Tatum expanded the difference to 14 points, and after the timeout, Mobley and Morris chased the difference to 9 points, Brown and Holiday expanded the difference to 14 points, Mobley made a layup, Holiday and Horford responded, the difference was 17 points, Mobley made a layup, the game was over, the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 113-98, thus eliminating the Cavaliers 4-1 in the series.
Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists on 9-of-16 shooting, Horford had 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks on 8-of-15 shooting (6-of-13 from three-point range), and the soon-to-be-38-year-old played a miracle performance, White had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Brown had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Holiday had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Pritchard had 11 points and 1 board.
Mobley scored 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 15-of-24 shooting, setting a career playoff scoring record, Morris scored 25 points and 3 boards on 10-of-13 shooting (5-of-6 from three-point range) and played a miracle performance, Garland had 11 points and 9 assists on 4-of-17 shooting and had a poor performance, Strus had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, and Merrill had 9 points and 2 boards.
Because the Cavaliers lost 1-4 to the Celtics and missed the Eastern Conference finals, Mitchell may not stay in the Cavaliers, because Mitchell is eager to win the championship, and it is difficult to stay in the Cavaliers to realize his dream, which is good news for the Lakers, because Mitchell is the main goal pursued by the Lakers this summer, NBA reporter Brian Windhorst revealed on the show that the Lakers are ready to pursue Mitchell, and the combination of James + thick eyebrows + Mitchell may be born this summer.