On May 16, the second game between the Celtics and Cavaliers began.
Starting lineups for both sides:
Cavaliers: LeBron James, JR Smith, George Hill, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson.
Celtics: Jaylen Brown, Marcus Morris, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Terry Rozier.
In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics 94-107 in an away game, falling behind 0-2.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Knights in front): 27-23, 28-25, 22-36, 17-23.
Cavaliers: LeBron James had 42 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 6 turnovers, Kevin Love had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Korver had 11 points.
Celtics: Jaylen Brown had 23 points and 7 rebounds, Marcus Morris had 12 points, Al Horford had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Jayson Tatum had 11 points, and Terry Rozier had 18 points.
Smart had 11 points and 9 assists.
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On May 20, the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at home.
Starting lineups for both sides:
Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Marcus Morris, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier.
Cavaliers: LeBron James, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, JR Smith, George Hill.
After the whole game, the Cavaliers beat the Celtics 116-86, bringing the total score to 1-2.
Specific scores: 17-32, 24-29, 22-26, 23-29 (the Cavaliers are behind).
James played extremely efficiently in this campaign. He made 8 of 12 shots, scored 27 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, with a positive and negative efficiency value of +31.
For the Cavaliers, except for James, the other four starters also scored in double figures. Love scored 13 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Tristan Thompson scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Hill had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. JR
- Smith had 11 points and 5 rebounds, Nance Jr. had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Zizic had 2 points and 2 rebounds, Green had 6 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Osman had 3 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Clarkson had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.
, Korver had 14 points and 2 rebounds.
For the Green Army, Marcus Morris scored 9 points and 5 rebounds, Horford had 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Tatum had 18 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Rozier had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
-Brown had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Yabuselai had 1 point and 4 rebounds, Ojielai had 2 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Monroe had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Baynes had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Smart.
7 points, 6 assists and 2 steals.
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On May 22, 2018, in G4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers faced the challenge of the Green Army at home.
Green Army starting lineup: Rozier, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Morris, Horford.
Cavaliers starting lineup: George Hill, JR Smith, James, Love, Tristan Thompson.
In this game, the Cavaliers took advantage of the Green Army's hesitation in changing formations in the first quarter and established a lead with a wave of offensive climax. The Green Army hit 6 three-pointers in the second quarter and the offense picked up, and once caught up to single digits in the final quarter. James
Returned to the court to take over the offense to maintain a double-digit lead, and hit a three-pointer to kill the game two minutes into the game.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Green Army again at home 111-102, leveling the score at 2-2.
Full score (Green Army in front): 18-34, 35-34, 23-21, 26-22.
For the Green Army: Rozier had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, Horford had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Brown had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Tatum had 17 points and 2 rebounds, Morris had 10 points and 3 rebounds, Smart had 8 points and 5 rebounds.
5 assists.
Cavaliers: James 44 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Korver 14 points and 4 rebounds, JR Smith 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Hill 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Love 9 points and 11 rebounds, Thompson 13 points and 12 rebounds
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On May 24th, the battle of Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference Finals began.
Celtics starting lineup: Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Aron Baynes.
Cavaliers starting lineup: LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, George Hill, JR Smith.
In the end, with the support of 13 three-pointers in the game, the Celtics firmly held the advantage throughout the game, and finally defeated the Cavaliers 96-83 at home to win the battle of Tianwangshan, and won the Eastern Conference Finals with a big score of 3-2.
match point.
Single quarter score (Celtics in front): 32-19, 21-23, 23-18, 20-23.
Celtics: Tatum 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Brown 17 points and 3 rebounds, Horford 15 points and 12 rebounds, Morris 13 points and 6 rebounds, Smart 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Rozzi
Er had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists;
For the Cavaliers: James had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists but had 6 turnovers, Love had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Green had 8 points and 5 rebounds, Clarkson had 8 points, Hill had 7 points and 2 assists, and Korver had 7 points.
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On May 26, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals began at the Cavaliers' home court.
Celtics starting lineup: Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Aron Baynes.
Cavaliers starting lineup: LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, George Hill, JR Smith.
Love left the game due to injury in the first 5 minutes of the game. The Cavaliers hit an offensive climax in the second quarter to establish their lead. James injured his right calf in the final quarter but continued to fight with the injury, and successfully killed the game by scoring 8 points at the last moment.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 109-99 and tied the score at 3-3.
Single quarter score (Cavaliers in front): 20-25, 34-18, 29-30, 26-26.
For the Cavaliers, James only rested for less than two minutes in the whole game. He was injured in the calf in the final quarter and still insisted on playing. In the end, he scored 46 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Hill scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Green scored 14 points.
3 rebounds and 2 assists, Nance had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Love only played 5 minutes in the first quarter before colliding with Tatum's head and leaving the game due to injury;
For the Celtics, Rozier had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Jaylen Brown had 27 points and 3 rebounds, Smart had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Tatum had 15 points and 3 rebounds, and Morris had 10 points.
Horford had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
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On May 28, the Cavaliers challenged the Celtics away from home, and the tiebreaker began.
Starting lineups for both sides:
Cavaliers: LeBron James, George Hill, JR Smith, Tristan Thompson, Jeff Green.
Celtics: Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Aron Baynes.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 87-79 in an away game, eliminating their opponents 4-3 and advancing to the finals.
The specific scores in the fourth quarter are (Knights in front): 18-26, 21-17, 20-13, 28-23.
For the Cavaliers, LeBron James played 48 minutes and contributed 35 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, while making 8 turnovers; JR Smith had 12 points and 4 rebounds, Tristan Thompson had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and Jeff-
Green had 19 points and 8 rebounds
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Jayson Tatum had 24 points and 7 rebounds, Al Horford had 17 points, and Morris had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Overall, this was an exciting series. The Cavaliers' lineup has changed a lot and their strength has been greatly reduced compared to last season. However, James is still brave and plays the role of a superstar.
The Celtics are led by young people and lack experience, and they are also missing two core generals in Irving and Hayward. They have reached the conference finals for two consecutive years, which is already an amazing achievement.
The main reason why the Celtics lost to the Cavaliers was the lack of star quality and experience. Tatum is a rookie and Brown is a second-year rookie. It is very good to be able to reach this point, but it is still far behind James.
In the final analysis, when it comes to the playoffs, especially after the second round, the series is about the quality of the stars.
