On May 16, Beijing time, the Boston Celtics eliminated the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 at home, and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a score of 4-1. Donovan Mitchell, the core of the Cavaliers, was still absent due to injury, and Green Kai led by 6 points at the end of the first half, and Green Kai quickly opened up to 19 points in the final quarter to seal the victory.
Green Kai blossomed in the whole game, the main 9 people rotated all scores, and there were 5 people in the last double: Forde 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 three-pointers, Tatum 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Brown 11 points and 7 assists, White 18 points and 6 assists, Holiday 13 points and 4 assists.
This is the sixth time the Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the past eight years:
23-24 season 4-1 in the first round to eliminate the Heat, 4-1 in the second round to eliminate the Cavaliers, East Final VS TBD;
22-23 season eliminated the Hawks 4-2 in the first round, Philadelphia 4-3 in the second round, and lost to the Heat 3-4 in the East finals;
2021-22 season 4-0 elimination of the Nets in the first round, 4-3 elimination of the Bucks in the second round, 4-3 elimination of the Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, 2-4 loss to the Warriors in the finals;
20-21 season lost to the Nets 1-4 in the first round;
In the 19-20 season, the 76ers were eliminated 4-0 in the first round, the Raptors were eliminated 4-3 in the second round, and the Heat was lost 2-4 in the East finals;
18-19 season eliminated the Pacers 4-0 in the first round and lost to the Bucks 1-4 in the second round;
In the 17-18 season, the Bucks were eliminated 4-3 in the first round, the 76ers were eliminated 4-1 in the second round, and the Cavaliers were defeated 3-4 in the Eastern Conference finals;
16-17 season: 4-2 eliminated the Bulls in the first round, eliminated the Wizards 4-3 in the second round, and lost 1-4 to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Finals;
Green Kai became the first team in the league to advance to the division finals, they can wait and relax, Knicks vs Pacers still have to play G6, and the four teams in the West are fighting more seriously, Green Kai has a great physical advantage, and their probability of winning the championship is also the first in the league with a 53.8% chance.
However, this year, Green Kai's luck in advancing to the Eastern Conference finals played a large part, and Butler was unable to play in the first round because of the medial collateral ligament.
In the second round, Mitchell missed due to a calf strain after playing the G3 game, and lost a Mitchell Cavaliers with an average of 30+5+5 per game.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream