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Jayson Tatum sparked the Boston Celtics in a 96-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The rookie wing paced the Celtics with 24 points, adding seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Al Horford chipped in 15 points and 12 rebounds for Boston, which improved to 10-0 at TD Garden in the 2018 NBA playoffs. LeBron James managed 26 points and 10 rebounds, but the only other Cavs player in double figures was Kevin Love with 14. Boston now holds a 3-2 advantage in the series.LeBron James’ Cleveland side have battled back from 2-0 down in the series to go into tonight’s clash level at 2-2.
James bagged 44 points on Monday night as Cavs were 111-102 victors in Game 4, never relinquishing the advantage built in the first quarter.But the four-time MVP knows Cavs face a tough challenge tonight.“It’s a hostile environment,” James said.“We understand that. There’s no love in there if you don’t have on green.“If you don’t bleed green, there’s no love for you.
“They have not lost a postseason game on their home court, so they’re going to be extremely confident.
“But if we play like we did in Games 3 and 4, we’ll have a good chance.”Tonight’s action is scheduled to start at 1.30am BST and is available to watch on BT Sport 1.BT Sport is the exclusive home of the NBA in the UK for the 2017/18 season.They will broadcast up to seven live games per week throughout the regular season and the first and second rounds of the playoffs, as well as every game of the conference finals and NBA Finals.The Boston Celtics host the Cleveland Cavaliers in a pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night at TD Garden. The C’s are 9-0 at home in the playoffs and have won 10 straight Game 5s at the Garden when the series is tied at two games apiece. But the Cavs have the best player in the series, LeBron James, so Cleveland will have a real chance to take a 3-2 series lead back home.
Read more at: https://nesn.com/2018/05/celtics-vs-cavs-live-stream-watch-nba-playoffs-game-5-online-2/BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics withstood a 42-point night by LeBron James to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-94 on Tuesday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Terry Rozier added 18 points, while Al Horford finished with 15 points and 10 reboundsBoston improved to 8-0 this postseason at TD Garden. The Celtics have never blown a 2-0 series lead in the playoffs.
James added 12 assists and 10 rebounds. He scored 21 of Cleveland’s 27 points in the first quarter , tying his playoff career high for points in a period. His 42 points marked his fifth 40-point game of this postseason. James had just 15 points and missed all five of his 3-point attempts in the Cavs’ Game 1 loss.
But he didn’t seem to play with the same force after straining his neck in a first-half collision and the Cavaliers wilted in the second half, with the Celtics outscoring them 59-39.Kevin Love finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds for Cleveland.
As expected, Tristan Thompson started in place of Kyle Korver in the hopes his presence could energize what was a sluggish Cavs offense in Game 1. Thompson got Cleveland’s first basket of the night and helped to limit Horford’s effectiveness on the inside early on.
Korver added 11 points off the bench for Cleveland. But starters Thompson, JR Smith and George Hill combined for just 11 points on 5-of-17 shooting.Tempers flared with 3:49 to play with Boston leading 97-89. Marcus Morris got in Smith’s face after Smith pushed Horford in the back to prevent a layup. Smith shoved Morris and the pair had to be separated.
Smith was assessed a flagrant foul and both received technical fouls.Boston’s balanced attack was effective again, with six players reaching double figures. Cleveland had 15 turnovers leading to 13 Boston points. The Celtics turned it over just six times.Boston led 84-77 after three quarters and took command late in the fourth with the Cavs getting little offense other than from James. Cleveland’s starters were pulled with 1:48 left and the Cavs down 14. They sat more than seven minutes to conclude Game 1.
James was on the attack from the opening tip. He turned the ball over the Cavs’ first possession. But it was one of his only miscues in the first quarter.James was also astoundingly efficient, using his dribble to create space, while he knocked down an assortment of jump shots.He finished the opening quarter 8 of 13 from the field and 4 of 7 from the 3-point line.
His momentum was stunted briefly at the 3:50 mark of the second quarter, when Tatum was whistled for a foul after catching James jaw with his shoulder as he attempted a steal. James stayed in the game and connected on one of his ensuing free throws, but then exited to the locker room with Cleveland leading 47-36.
The Cavaliers said James had a neck sprain. He returned after missing less than two minutes of game time.Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland’s lead to 55-48 at the break.Cavaliers: Were outscored 50-42 in the paint after being outscored 60-38 in Game 1.
Trailing 61-52 after a basket by Love, the Celtics scored seven straight points to make it 61-59, then used a 15-7 spurt to take 74-71 lead, their first of the second half. The two runs included 11 points by Rozier and six by Morris.If you believe defense wins championships, the Celtics’ game play today made you even more of a believer. Boston shutdown the Cavs in all shapes and forms, including giving us one of the worst games we’ve seen from LeBron James in quite a while. James was a -32 for the game with seven turnovers. While he had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists he also shot 0-of-5 from behind the arc and 5-of-16 from the floor. Credit the Celtics defense for switching and sending roamers at LeBron to make his entire day difficult. The on ball defense on LeBron was impressive as well, with Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Marcus Morris getting numerous deflections and steals.
The rest of the Cavs were quiet as well, with George Hill, Kyle Korver, and J.R. Smith combining for 14 total points. Cleveland as a team went 4-of-26 from the three-point line and shot 36 percent for the game. While it was an obvious off day for the entire Cavs team based on what we had seen against Toronto, you have to credit the Celtics for causing that environment.Meanwhile, the Celtics had an extremely balanced attack:
The Celtics had everything going for them in Game 1 in an impressive wire to wire blowout. When the Cavs got within 14 points at the end of the third quarter, the Celtics came out with a 7-0 run that essentially ended the game. It’s likely that this is a long series and anything can happen in Game 2 but the Celtics sure put their stamp on this one.
A complete blowout for the Celtics. In a game that was led by defense, the Cavaliers never stood a chance against this Celtics rosterIt doesn’t look like LeBron James will return to this game. The towel has been waived.
A quick 7-0 run from the Celtics to start the fourth quarter may be the early dagger here.
Marcus Smart casual three right in LeBron’s face and Al Horford has 20 points for Boston. Kevin Love leads the way for Cleveland with 17 points and LeBron James has 15.The lead was as high as 28 but the Cavs are chipping away ever so slightly. LeBron James still only has 10 points midway through the third quarter and the Cavs are still shooting 2-for-18 from the three-point line.
Wooooow. Boston is torching Cleveland so far in this one. The Celtics are forcing anyone but LeBron James to score, and the rest of the Cavs have not come through yet. One on one defense on LeBron has also been spectacular, holding James to only seven points so far, and for the Cavs as a whole to be shooting 34 percent.
Meanwhile, the Celtics have 34 points in the paint and 12 layups. Jaylen Brown has 18 points, Al Horford has 14 points and he’s yet to miss a shot.Twitter Ads info and privacJayson Tatum has absolute confidence right now. The incredible Celtics rookie lined up a three-pointer right in LeBron James’ eye and wet it, and this game is still all Boston early on.
Al Horford extends for the swat and has the TD Garden crowd on their feet!#CUsRise #NBAPlayoffs
The Celtics are on a 17-0 run over the last four minutes. Meanwhile, the Cavs 2-of-11 from the floor to start this one. Eeks.Cavs 7, Celtics 7 – 8:56 1Q
A low scoring game so far as teams feel each other out but self-proclaimed “LeBron James stopper” Marcus Morris already has two fouls. Brad Stevens is leaving him in the game for now.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics will play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday afternoon. This series is a rematch of last year’s conference finals, which LeBron James and the Cavaliers won in five games as Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas dueled. This year’s competition will look a lot different.
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James’ Cavs team swept the Toronto Raptors easily in the second round this year, looking like a complete unit for the first time in months. James himself was brilliant, averaging 34 points on 55 percent shooting, 11 assists, and eight rebounds. Can Boston stop him and a reborn Kevin Love, who averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds in the series?
Boston may have been a conference finals favorite in October, but this is hardly the team we pictured them to be after Gordon Hayward signed as a free agent, and Irving was traded from Cleveland. Neither will play in this series due to injury. Yet Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has somehow pushed a young core of rookie Jayson Tatum, sophomore Jaylen Brown, and Terry Rozier to fill into their roles and advance this far.
The Celtics knocked off a surging Sixers team in five games, limiting Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid just enough. That was just a warm up compared to The King, who’s looking for his eighth consecutive trip to the Finals.
