On May 16, Beijing time, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 113-98 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, with a big score of 4-1, and Green Kai was 4-1 in both rounds, but the opponents were injured at the core. The remnants of this game Cavaliers carried the first three quarters, and the last quarter of Green Kai was equivalent to a wave of taking away the game, and the whole team of 6 Green Kai in this game was double-doubled.
The Celtics have advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for three consecutive years, and it is also the sixth time in the last eight years that they have advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.
Horford was 0-of-10 from three-point range in the previous two games and shot only 27% from three-point range in nine playoff games, but in this game Horford was 6-of-13 from three-point range and shot 46.1% from three-point range.
Horford played 35 minutes in the game, 8 of 15, 6 of 13 three-pointers, 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, shooting 53.3%, 46.1% three-point shooting, 73.3% true shooting rate, and a team-high plus/minus of +26. Green Kai's Sjay King thinks it was his guard on the inside who locked Garland and made Garland 4-of-17.
After the game, a Green Kai reporter broke the news that the team is a warm-hearted organization, and they arranged a quiet rest environment for Horford.
In this game, Horford set a number of records: 1. 15 rebounds + 3 blocks + 6 three-point points in a single game;
2. The oldest player in history who can score 20+15+5 three-pointers + 3 blocks in a single game;
3. Surpassed LeBron James to become the oldest one in history with 20+10+5 assists +5 three-pointers;
4. The last three players who scored 20+15+5+5 three-pointers in the playoffs, Wei Shao, Curry, and Horford;
5. The only one in history that can play a single playoff game with 20 + 15 + 5 three-point + 3 blocks;
6. Horford surpassed Mourning to hold 20th all-time block list.
Horford helped us win the game, he got the crowd involved in the game, he was amazing on the defensive end, and he hit back-to-back shots.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream