The Celtics brought down the lightning at three points, displaying an insolent 53.7% (22 out of 41) at the end of the match, after shooting 14 out of 22 at the break!
The gap thus reached 21 points in the 3rd quarter, Cleveland not being helped by the unusual clumsiness of its leader Darius Garland (8 points at 3/21 shooting).
By concentrating their efforts under the basket with their two strong Evan Mobley (22 points, 11 rebounds) and Jarrett Allen (10 points, 11 rebounds), the Cavaliers regained confidence before the Donovan Mitchell festival (35 points, 8 rebounds), which allowed the “Cavs” to come back to 2 points on 5 occasions.
Boston, however, never allowed its opponent to get back in front, relying on another great game from Jayson Tatum (33 points at 6/10 from far, 12 rebounds, 7 assists), the NBA player who scored the most at the start of the season.
A good lay-up drive from Jayon Brown (17 points, 8 assists) widened the decisive gap 40 seconds from time, rewarding the excellent game of veteran Al Horford (20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks).
