3. 2013 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER 14. 1954 EAST CHAMP SYRACUSE NATIONALS
Thunder: 60-22, 1st NW Div, 1st Off, 4th Def
d. Rockets West 1st Rnd 4-2
d. Grizzlies West Semis 4-1
#36 overall seed
Coach: Scott Brooks, Mo Cheeks is an assistant
Starters
C Nick Collison (32 Kansas) 5.1 PPG 13.6 PER 5.2 Win Shares
F Serge Ibaka (23) 13.2 19.4 9.4
F Kevin Durant (24 Texas) 28.1 28.3 18.9
G Russell Westbrook (24 UCLA) 23.2 23.9 11.6
G Kevin Martin (29 Western Carolina) 14 16 7
Rotation Reserves
C Haheem Thabeet (25 UConn) 2.4 11.6 2.2
F Kendrick Perkins (28) 4.2 8.2 2.5
F Thabo Sefolosha (28) 7.6 12.8 6.8
G Reggie Jackson (22 Boston College) 5.3 14.2 2.5
G Derek Fisher (38 Little Rock) 4.1 7 .3
Leaders: Westbrook (4th Assists, 5th Steals, 5th WS)
Ibaka (1st Blocks, 4th FG%, 1st Blocks/Gm, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd Block %)
Durant (1st Pts, 3rd Triple Doubles, 1st FT%, 2nd PPG, 2nd PER, 2nd True Shooting, 5th Off Rating, 2nd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP)
Martin (4th FT%)
Here's KD, pushing 30 PER and 20 Win Shares; supporting are Westbrook, nearly 24 PER and a dozen WS and Ibaka, nearly 20 PER and double digit WS.
Nationals: 42-30, 2nd East Div, 4th Off, 1st Def
d. Celtics East Finals 2-0
Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-3
#221 overall seed
Coach: Al Cervi
Starters
C Dolph Schayes (25 NYU) 17.1 PPG 24.5 PER 14.8 Win Shares
F Wally Osterkorn (25 Illinois) 8.8 12.7 4.3
F Earl Lloyd (25 West Virginia St) 9.1 12.5 5.2
G George King (25 Charleston) 11.3 14.6 6.3
G Paul Seymour (26 Toledo) 13.1 16.4 9.3
Roation Reserves
C Jim Neal (23 Wofford) 4.7 9.9 .1
F Bob Lavoy (27 Western Kentucky) 5.4 12.1 3
F Bill Gabor (31 Syracuse) 9 14.8 2.9
G Al Masino (25 Canisius) 3.7 17.5 .6
G Billy Kenville (23 St Bonaventures) 6 14.6 4.5
Leaders: Schayes (5th Rebounds, 2nd FT%, 5th Reb/Gm, 3rd PER, 5th True Shooting, 2nd WS, 1st WS/48)
Seymour (3rd Assists, 4th FT%, 4th Assists/Gm)
Schayes has a mid 20s PER and pushing 15 Win Shares; Seymour nearing double digit WS.
Lineup Matchup
C Schayes (Nats)
F Ibaka (Thunder)
F Durant (Thunder)
G Westbrook (Thunder)
G Push
Bench: Thunder
GAME ONE
1ST
9 MIN THUNDER 6 NATIONALS 2
THUNDER Westbrook, Durant, Collison
NATS King
6 MIN THUNDER 11 NATIONALS 10
THUNDER Collison, Collison, Martin(1)
NATS Osterkorn(3) Schayes(3) Schayes
5 for Schayes as we are underway; Nats trail by 1.
3 MIN THUNDER 15 NATIONALS 14
THUNDER Durant, Westbrook
NATS Seymour, Masino
1ST QTR SCORE THUNDER 23 NATIONALS 20
THUNDER Jackson, Thabeet, Sefolosha, Durant
NATS Gabor, Schayes(3) Masino
It's the Nats who come out shooting 3s; 8 pts for Schayes, OKC up 3 after 1.
2ND
9 MIN THUNDER 29 NATIONALS 26
THUNDER Jackson, Martin, Sefolosha
NATS Gabor, Kenville, Schayes
6 MIN NATIONALS 39 THUNDER 35
THUNDER Jackson, Ibaka, Sefolosha
NATS Seymour, Kenville, Lavoy, King, Gabor(3) Schayes
Another 3 for the team from the 50s and the Nationals have the biggest lead of the game.
3 MIN NATIONALS 41 THUNDER 39
THUNDER Thabeet, Jackson
NATS Gabor
HALFTIME SCORE THUNDER 47 NATIONALS 41
THUNDER Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, Ibaka
NATS
Reggie Jackson scores 8 straight and the Thunder go up 6 at the half.
3RD
9 MIN THUNDER 52 NATIONALS 43
THUNDER Durant(3) Durant
NATS King
6 MIN THUNDER 60 NATIONALS 45
THUNDER Durant(3) Westbrook, Ibaka(3)
NATS Osterkorn
OKC didn't just have the best offense in the league; they had the 4th best defense and that really is showing up right now; they have allowed just 4 points in the last 9 minutes of play and are up 15. 8 for Durant to start the third.
3 MIN THUNDER 68 NATIONALS 53
THUNDER Westbrook, Thabeet, Ibaka, Ibaka
NATS Osterkorn, Schayes, King, Schayes
3RD QTR SCORE THUNDER 74 NATIONALS 59
THUNDER Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka
NATS King(3) Lavoy, Lloyd(1)
The OKC defense really throttling the Nats; Ibaka hits for a half dozen in the back half of the 3rd.
4TH
9 MIN THUNDER 79 NATIONALS 69
THUNDER Jackson(3) Durant
NATS Schayes, Osterkorn, Osterkorn, King, King
6 MIN THUNDER 87 NATIONALS 76
THUNDER Westbrook(1) Westbrook, Westbrook(3) Westbrook
NATS King, Lloyd(3) King
The Nats get as close as 8, it's now 11; Russell Westbrook taking over for the Thunder, 8 pts in 3 minutes.
3 MIN THUNDER 89 NATIONALS 81
THUNDER Westbrook
NATS King(1) Schayes, Seymour
THUNDER Westbrook
NATS Lloyd, Lloyd
:38 SYR: Wally Osterkorn gets a layup that cuts the Thunder lead to just 4
:16: SYR: Schayes takes the ball from Westbrook; King misses a 3, but Seymour gets the board and finds Schayes for the layup to cut it to 2.
Westbrook is fouled----and misses both shots. The Nats get the ball with 10 seconds remaining and a chance to tie it up.
Schayes gets the ball out of the time out - fires up a contested jumper ----
Nope. OKC wins.
FINAL: THUNDER 91 NATIONALS 89
OKC had nearly a 20 point lead - but had to withstand a last second potential game tying shot to hold on and take game one.
Durant - 18 pts/11 boards/6 assists - Player of the Game
Westbrook - 22 pts/6 rebounds
Ibaka - 13 pts/12 rebounds
Jackson - 17 pts/5 rebounds
Schayes - 22 pts/20 rebounds
King - 20 pts
Osterkorn - 13 pts/12 rebounds
GAME TWO
1ST
9 MIN NATIONALS 7 THUNDER 6
THUNDER Westbrook, Durant, Westbrook
NATS Lloyd, Seymour, Schayes(3)
6 MIN THUNDER 15 NATIONALS 12
THUNDER Collison, Martin, Martin(3) Ibaka
NATS Osterkorn, Schayes
5 each for Schayes and Martin and we're underway in game 2.
3 MIN THUNDER 20 NATIONALS 18
THUNDER Martin(3) Durant
NATS Schayes, Schayes, Gabor
1ST QTR SCORE THUNDER 32 NATIONALS 24
THUNDER Ibaka, Jackson, Martin(3) Perkins(1) Jackson, Maynor
NATS Kenville, Kenville, Lavoy
Martin was in single digits in game one; he's got 11 already today. Thunder by 8.
2ND
9 MIN THUNDER 40 NATIONALS 25
THUNDER Ibaka, Jackson(3) Durant(3)
NATS Osterkorn(1)
6 MIN THUNDER 46 NATIONALS 27
THUNDER Durant(3) Durant(3)
NATS Osterkorn
The Nats were able to stay with OKC in game one; this is not game one; this series appears over; Durant's got 9 in the second.
3 MIN THUNDER 52 NATIONALS 29
THUNDER Jackson, Westbrook, Collison
NATS Gabor
HALFTIME SCORE THUNDER 56 NATIONALS 35
THUNDER Ibaka, Westbrook
NATS Seymour, Lloyd, Schayes
Maybe the Nats make a run; they trailed 18 in game 1 and lost by a bucket, but this sure looks done.
3RD
9 MIN THUNDER 58 NATIONALS 41
THUNDER Durant
NATS Schayes,Schayes, Gabor
6 MIN THUNDER 69 NATIONALS 46
THUNDER Westbrook, Durant, Durant, Collison, Martin(3)
NATS Lavoy, Lavoy(3)
OKC by 23; 6 for Durant to open the half.
3 MIN THUNDER 71 NATIONALS 53
THUNDER Durant
NATS Masino, Schayes(3) Schayes
3RD QTR SCORE THUNDER 77 NATIONALS 60
THUNDER Thabeet, Sefolosha, Collison
NATS Gabor, Schayes, Schayes(1) Lavoy
8 for Schayes to close out the 3rd, but the Nats trail by 17.
4TH
9 MIN THUNDER 84 NATIONALS 66
THUNDER Collison,, Westbrook, Durant (3)
NATS Schayes, Lloyd(3) King(1)
6 MIN THUNDER 86 NATIONALS 71
THUNDER Martin
NATS Osterkorn(3) King
Nats have gotten it as close as 13, trail by 15 with 6 to go.
3 MIN THUNDER 91 NATIONALS 79
THUNDER Ibaka(3) Ibaka
NATS Gabor, Seymour, Seymour, King
FINAL SCORE THUNDER 95 NATIONALS 85
THUNDER Collison(1) Westbrook, Martin(1)
NATS Novak, Seymour(3) Osterkorn(1)
The Thunder had big leads in both games, the Nats made late runs, fell just short in game one and never got closer than 8 in game 2.
Durant - 24 pts/13 boards/7assists - Player of the Game
Martin - 17 pts
Westbrook - 15 pts/6 boards/8 assists
Ibaka - 13 pts/7 boards/7 blocks
Collison - 11 pts/8 boards
6. 2009 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS 11. 2017 EAST CONF CHAMP CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Celtics: 62-20, 1st Atl Div, 6th Off, 2nd Def
d. Bulls East 1st Rnd, 4-3
Lost Magic East Semis 4-3
#93 overall seed
Coach: Doc Rivers, GM Danny Ainge, Tom Thibodeau is an asst coach
Starters
C Kendrick Perkins (24) 8.5 PPG 13.2 PER 5.6 Win Shares
F Kevin Garnett (32) 15.8 21.2 7.1
F Paul Pierce (31 Kansas) 20.5 17.7 10.3
G Rajon Rondo (22 Kentucky) 11.9 18.8 9.9
G Ray Allen (33 UConn) 18.2 17.3 11.1
Rotation Reserves
C Glen Davis (23 LSU) 7 10.7 3.7
F Brian Scalabrine (30 USC) 3.5 7.4 1.1
F Leon Powe (25 Cal) 7.7 17.2 4.9
G Eddie House (30 Arizona St) 8.5 15.4 4.9
G Tony Allen (27 Oklahoma St) 7.8 12.9 1.6
Leaders: Rondo: 5th Assists, 5th Steals, 4th Triple Doubles, 5th Steals/Gm, 5th Steal% 3rd Def WS
Allen: 2nd FT% 3rd True Shooting, 5th Eff FG%,
Perkins 4th Block% , 5th def Rating
Garnett 2nd Def Rating, 3rd Def +/-
The Celtics Big 3 are in their early 30s; KG is over 20 PER, Pierce and Allen have double digut WS and there's a really strong Rondo season to join them.
Cavs: 51-31, 1st Cent Div, 3rd Off, 21st Def
d. Pacers East 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Raptors East Semis 4-0
d. Celtics East Finals 4-1
Lost Warriors NBA Finals 4-1
Coach: Tyronn Lue
Starters
C Tristan Thompson (25 Texas) 8.1 PPG 15.3 PER 7.3 Win Shares
F Kevin Love (28 UCLA) 19 21.1 6.4
F LeBron James (32) 26.4 27 12.9
G Kyrie Irving (24 Duke) 25.2 23 8.9
G Kyle Korver (35 Creighton) 10.7 13.5 2
Rotation Reserves
C Channing Frye (33 Arizona) 9.1 15.6 3.7
F Richard Jefferson (36 Arizona) 5.7 8.3 2.1
F JR Smith (31) 8.6 8.1 .8
G Deron Williams (32 Illinois) 7.5 11.4 .6
G Iman Shumpert (26 Georgia Tech) 7.5 9 2
Leaders: LeBron 5th Assists, 3rd Triple Doubles, 5th Asst %, 5th Off WS, 4th VORP
Korver 1st 3Pt %
Irving 3rd FT%
Thompson 4th Off Reb %, 4th Off Rating,
The Cavs big 3 are all at different stages of their careers, all over 20 PER; the King is the only one with double digit WS. This is a bad bench, bad defensive team.
Lineup Matchup:
C Thompson(Cavs)
F Push
F James (Cavs)
G Irving (Cavs)
G Allen (Celtics)
Bench: Celtics
GAME ONE
1ST
9 MIN CELTICS 10 CAVS 7
CELTICS Allen(3) Allen(3) Allen, Perkins
CAVS Love, Love, LeBron, LeBron(1)
6 MIN CELTICS 19 CAVS 15
CELTICS Allen, Rondo, Garnett, Garnett, Rondo(1)
CAVS Korver(3) Thompson, Love(3)
Ray Allen scores the first 8 points of the game; Kevin Love has 8 for the Cavs.
3 MIN CELTICS 29 CAVS 15
CELTICS Garnett, Allen, Allen, Garnett, Pierce
CAVS
1ST QTR SCORE CELTICS 35 CAVS 24
CELTICS Pierce, Rondo, Pierce
CAVS Frye(3) Love, Irving, Love
Boston opens up this series huge; 35 in the first; Allen's got a dozen, KG has 8.
2ND
9 MIN CELTICS 42 CAVS 25
CELTICS Powe, House(3) Powe
CAVS Jefferson(1)
6 MIN CELTICS 44 CAVS 30
CELTICS Pierce
CAVS Jefferson(1) Thompson, Irving
Boston just a huge lead, although down from a high of 18.
3 MIN CELTICS 51 CAVS 38
CELTICS Davis, Rondo(3) Powe
CAVS Irving, Irving, James, Irving
HALFTIME SCORE CELTICS 60 CAVS 48
CELTICS Garnett(1) Rondo, Allen, Garnett, Garnett(buzzer)
CAVS Irving(3) LeBron, LeBron(3) Love
9 for Kyrie to close the half brings the Cavs w/n 10; it's now a dozen.
3RD
9 MIN CELTICS 66 CAVS 56
CELTICS Allen(3) Garnett(1) Garnett
CAVS LeBron, Love(3) Korver(3)
6 MIN CELTICS 72 CAVS 63
CELTICS Pierce, Powe, Allen
CAVS Korver(3) Love, Love
The Celtics cut that 18 point deficit to 5, 7 more for Kevin Love, right now, Celtics up 9.
3 MIN CELTICS 78 CAVS 68
CELTICS Powe, Powe, Garnett
CAVS Williams, Jefferson(1) LeBron
3RD QTR SCORE
CELTICS Pierce, Davis, Powe, Perkins
CAVS Irving, Irving, Korver(3)
The Cavs again get as close as 5 -- but Leon Powe has 6 in the back half of the quarter and Boston maintains the double digit lead.
4TH
9 MIN CELTICS 93 CAVS 75
CELTICS Pierce, Garnett(3) Allen
CAVS
6 MIN CELTICS 98 CAVS 84
CELTICS Perkins, Pierce
CAVS Thompson, Love, Irving, LeBron(3)
Celtics up 14; they've had solid command of the game from the tip.
3 MIN CELTICS 106 CAVS 87
CELTICS Scalabrine (4-first 4 pt play) Davis, Pierce
CAVS Korver
FINAL SCORE CELTICS 109 CAVS 92
CELTICS Giddens, Marbury(1)
CAVS Frye, Jones(3)
Boston lays the Cavs out here in game one. Cavs shot 24 more 3s.
Garnett - 21 pts/7 boards
Allen - 21 pts/7 boards
Pierce - 19 pts/6 boards
Rondo - 10 pts/8 boards/10 assists
Powe - 14 pts/5 assists
Love- 22 pts/11 boards
LeBron - 17 pts/10 boards/9 assists
Irving - 19 pts/5 assists
Korver - 15 pts
Thompson - 6 pts/13 boards
GAME TWO
1ST
9 MIN CAVS 10 CELTICS 6
CELTICS Perkins, Pierce, Garnett
CAVS LeBron(3) LeBron, Irving, Korver(3)
6 MIN CAVS 12 CELTICS 10
CELTICS Rondo, Pierce
CAVS Irving
Game 2 underway; LeBron had just 17 in game one, he has five today.
3 MIN CAVS 27 CELTICS 14
CELTICS Rondo, Allen
CAVS Korver(3) LeBron, Irving, Irving(2) Love, Love, LeBron
1ST QTR SCORE CAVS 31 CELTICS 23
CELTICS Davis, Powe, Powe, Tony Allen (3)
CAVS LeBron, Shumpert
9 first qtr points for King James; Cavs had a lead as large as 13, it's now 8.
2ND
9 MIN CAVS 35 CELTICS 27
CELTICS Tony Allen, Davis
CAVS Love, Thompson
6 MIN CAVS 35 CELTICS 33
CELTICS Powe, House, Davis
CAVS
Cavs lead now down to a bucket; they have just 4 points in the quarter.
3 MIN CELTICS 40 CAVS 38
CELTICS Pierce, Allen(3), Garnett
CAVS Korver(3)
HALFTIME SCORE CELTICS 50 CAVS 49
CELTICS Garnett(3) Garnett, Allen, Allen(3)
CAVS LeBron, LeBron, Williams, Korver(3) Thompson
KG closes with 7, Ray Allen with 8 and the Celtics have stormed back to take the lead; should be a good second half.
3RD
9 MIN CELTICS 58 CAVS 53
CELTICS Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Powe
CAVS Irving, Frye
6 MIN CELTICS 65 CAVS 60
CELTICS Davis, Rondo, Allen(3)
CAVS Love, Korver, Shumpert(3)
5 more for Ray Allen; Boston now up 5, looking to close out the Cavs.
3 MIN CELTICS 67 CAVS 66
CELTICS Garnett
CAVS Love(3) Korver(3)
3RD QTR SCORE CELTICS 77 CAVS 77
CELTICS Garnett, Allen, Perkins, Rondo, Garnett
CAVS LeBron(3) LeBron, Frye(3) Irving
Okay - deadlocked headed to the 4th; KG adds 6, LeBron 5. We got a good one in Boston for game two.
4TH
10:10:CLE Two minutes into the 4th, Tristan Thompson scores the first bucket with a layup.
9:53: BOS: Pull up at the foul line for Pierce to tie it.
9:30: CLE: As the shot clock expires, Kevin Love heaves up a long two. 81-79
9:07: BOS: Another grind out possession, this one ends in a Perkins 6 footer.
7:39: BOS: 90 seconds later, Big Baby Davis hits a jump hook to give Boston the lead.
7:21: BOS: After a Cleveland turnover, Davis is fouled, hits 1.
7:10: CLE: Kyrie finds Kevin Love for the midrange.
6:51: CLE: Pierce misses - Love doesn't, a triple from the left wing and the Cavs are up 2.
6:28: BOS: Tony Allen hits a wide open 2.
6:03: CLE: Channging Frye hits a corner 3. 89-86 Cavs
5:35: BOS: Powe misses, but Ray Allen comes up with the ball and Kendrick Perkins will get a dunk.
4:35: CLE: Misses both ways, Richard Jefferson hits a 12 footer.
4:22: BOS: KG from the paint. Cavs by a point.
2:57: BOS: Empty for both sides - it's KG with the layup, slicing through traffic, Celtics by a point.
LeBron misses. Eddie House rebound. Perkins misses. Ray Allen keeps it for Boston.
2:12: CLE: Garnett misses - Deron Williams gets the board - long pass to a streaking Jefferson who slams it home. Cavs by a point.
2:04: BOS: Leon Powe lowers his head and bulls to the bucket, he's fouled, makes 1. Tied.
Starters in for both teams, save for Pierce, Powe is on instead.
1:53: CLE: Kyrie pull up J in the paint.
1:32: BOS: Perkins down low, banks it home.
Love misses. Rondo board. Powe misses. Thompson board.
:52: CLE: Kyrie hits a 13 footer and the Cavs take the lead.
Ray Allen misses. Love rebound.
:36: CLE: LeBron powers home a dunk - and the Cavs take a 4 point lead.
Allen misses. Love rebound. That might be it.
:23: CLE: LeBron fouled. Makes 1. Pierce checks in.
:16: BOS: Short Pierce jumper. 100-97 Cavs.
:14: CLE: LeBron fouled. makes 1.
Allen misses a 3 - LeBron with the board and that will do it.
:05: CLE: Irving 2 FT
:01: BOS: Pierce 3.
:00: CLE: Irving 1 FT
FINAL; CAVS 104 CELTICS 100
The Cavs fight back - take game 2 and force a decisive game 3.
LeBron: 24 pts/6 rebounds/8 assists-Player of the Game
Irving: 20 pts/8 assists
Love: 18 pts/11 rebounds
Korver: 17 pts/6 rebounds
Garnett: 21 pts/10 rebounds
Allen: 17 pts/6 rebounds
Pierce: 15 pts/5 rebounds/6 assists
Perkins: 10 pts/11 rebounds
Davis: 11 pts/6 rebounds
GAME THREE
1ST
9 MIN CAVS 9 CELTICS 7
CELTICS Pierce, Perkins, Pierce(3)
CAVS Irving, Thompson, Irving(3) Love
6 MIN CAVS 21 CELTICS 18
CELTICS Allen(3) Pierce, Rondo, Garnett, OBryant
CAVS LeBron, LeBron, Love(3) LeBron, Irving(3)
8 for Kyrie to open game 3.
3 MIN CELTICS 25 CAVS 25
CELTICS OBryant, Rondo, Allen(3)
CAVS Korver(1) Love(3)
1ST QTR SCORE CELTICS 31 CAVS 31
CELTICS Garnett, Garnett, Powe
CAVS LeBron, Irving, LeBron
Good start to this one; lot of shotmaking. LeBron's got 10.
2ND
9 MIN CELTICS 40 CAVS 36
CELTICS House(3) Powe, Moore, Powe
CAVS Williams, Smith(3)
6 MIN CAVS 47 CELTICS 42
CELTICS Rondo
CAVS Smith, Smith(3) Smith, Irving, LeBron
JR Smith goes off - scoring 10 straight Cavs points and what was a 4 pt deficit becomes a 5 pt Cavs lead.
3 MIN CAVS 47 CELTICS 47
CELTICS Pierce, Rondo(3)
CAVS
HALFTIME SCORE CAVS 57 CELTICS 50
CELTICS Garnett, Rondo(1)
CAVS Irving, Frye(3) LeBron, Irving(3)
Well, here we are - Cavs win game 2 and are up at the half in game 3, Kyrie scoring 5 in the last 3. Can Cleveland knock out the Celts and move on to play the Thunder?
3RD
9 MIN CAVS 62 CELTICS 53
CELTICS Allen(3)
CAVS LeBron, LeBron(1) LeBron
6 MIN CAVS 64 CELTICS 64
CELTICS Allen(3) Pierce, Allen, Rondo, Allen
CAVS Williams
Big 3 minutes for Boston; they wipe out that 9 pt Cav lead; Ray Allen has 10 in the quarter so far.
3 MIN CAVS 74 CELTICS 73
CELTICS Powe, Allen, Garnett, Powe(3)
CAVS Love(3), Frye(3), Love, Love
3RD QTR SCORE CELTICS 82 CAVS 81
CELTICS Tony Allen(3) Perkins, Tony Allen, Ray Allen
CAVS LeBron, LeBron(3) Love
Kevin Love puts home 9 in the back half of the 3rd - but he also picks up his 5th foul late; how much rope will Tyronn Lue give him in the 4th? We have a barnburner here in an elimination game. Down to the wire we go.
4TH
11:43: CLE Love is on the floor - all the starters for both teams are on the floor - and he opens with a fadeaway from the block. Cavs 83-82
10:25: CLE: Failed trips both ways - then Kyrie steals the ball, winds up hitting an open 3 - Cavs by 4.
9:58: BOS: Perk is out, Davis is in; Davis misses, but Pierce gets the board, Rondo concludes the possession with a short J.
9:44: CLE: Tristan Thompson puts back a Love miss. 88-84
9:16: CLE: After a KG miss - Love hits a triple and the Cavs go up 7.
8:59: CLE: Allen misses - but LeBron doesn't - he hits a triple and look out below - the Cavs are now up 10.
8:28: BOS: KG
8:18: CLE: Lebron(3)
7:10: CLE: Lebron
7:01: BOS: Pierce (3)
6:10: CLE: Irving
6:02: BOS: KG Cavs by 10. 6 left
3 MIN CAVS 109 CELTICS 101
CELTICS Garnett, Garnett, Allen, Garnett, Allen
CAVS Love, Frye(3) LeBron(3)
Cleveland was up a dozen - the Celtics ripped off 10 straight; the Cavs have now scored the last 6 and are up 8 with 3 to go.
All the starters are on the floor.
2:57: BOS: Perk is fouled, makes 1.
2:42: CLE: Love hits a triple. The lead is ten.
2:35: BOS: Love fouls out. Ray Allen hits both. Jefferson is now on the floor.
1:59: BOS: Kyrie misses; Perkins hits a short bank the other way. 112-106
1:49: CLE: Tristan Thompson from the paint.
Pierce misses.
1:20: CLE: LeBron doesn't. It's ten.
1:10 BOS: Ray Allen hits a 3.
:51: BOS: The Celtics force a turnover - Rondo layup. 116-111
:39: CLE: Kyrie is fouled. Makes them both.
Garnett misses. Thats it
:25: CLE: Kyrie fouled. Makes both.
FINAL: CAVS 120 CELTICS 111
Lebron comes through in the big spot and the Cavs will face the Thunder in Rnd 2.
LeBron: 37 pts/13 boards/7 assists - Player of the Game
Irving: 26 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Love: 27 pts/6 boards
Smith: 10 pts
All Region Team
C Robinson ('95 Spurs)
F James ('17 Cavs)
F Pippen ('92 Bulls)
G Jordan ('92 Bulls)
G Curry ('19 Warriors)
