Beijing time on May 16th, the NBA playoffs Green Army faced Cavaliers at home. The score between the two sides before the game was 3-1. Mitchell continued to be absent in this game. The Cavaliers starting lineup: Garland + Struss + Okoro + Dion Wade + Mobley, the Green Army’s starting lineup: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Horford.
Struss scored two three-pointers in the beginning. Brown and White also responded with three-pointers. Then Okoro committed two fouls and was replaced. White made a throw, Morris made a jumper, Horford hit a three-pointer, and Garland came up. The two sides played fiercely, White made another three-pointer, Tatum dunked, Morris scored consecutively after the timeout, the score was tied at 16, Tatum stepped back and made a three-pointer, White made a layup, and Kornet Dunk, but the Cavaliers were still able to bite the point difference. After the timeout, Mobley dunked, and the Cavaliers actually took the lead. Puchalid scored a three-pointer, Garland made a jumper, Mobley missed a wide-open three-pointer, and Holiday A pass error occurred, Garland made a foul, Holiday and Hauser hit three-pointers one after another, Cornet made a layup, and the two sides tied at 28-28 in a single quarter.
White scored 10 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Puchalid and Hauser made three-pointers. The Cavaliers' Okoro, Strus and Merrill also scored three-pointers in a row. Cornette dunked and Morris hooked. hand, the Cavaliers lead by 3 points, Brown made a mid-range shot, Garland made a throw, Brown continued to lay up, Morris scored consecutively, the point difference was 6 points, Horford stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, the Green Army's tactics were too simple, basically shooting three-pointers, White made a three-pointer The score tied at 48. Brown committed an offensive foul and the Green Army failed to challenge. Horford took the lead with a three-pointer. White missed a throw. Garland's layup was blocked by Horford. Tatum quickly dunked. Merrill fired from the outside and White blocked the block. Struss and Tatum almost hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. The ball was 3+1 but the referee didn't call it. Tatum complained about it. At halftime, the Celtics 58-52 Cavaliers.
halftime data, White had 15 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Tatum had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Horford had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists, Brown had 7 points and 4 assists, Pritchard had 6 points, and Cornet had 6 Hauser scored 3 points and 3 rebounds. For the Cavaliers, Morris had 14 points, Strus had 9 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, Garland had 9 points, Mobley had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Merrill had 6 points and 2 rebounds, Okoro had 3 points and 2 rebounds. Wade scored 3 points.
Change sides and fight again. White missed a three-pointer in the beginning, Struss scored a three-pointer, Mobley took the cake, Holiday responded with 4 points in a row, Tatum succeeded in a layup, Horford fired from the outside, and the point difference When it came to double digits, the Cavaliers were also tenacious. Okoro made a layup and Mobley dunked. Then he scored 2+1. The Cavaliers narrowed the point difference in a wave. The Green Army had no one for five minutes. In the sports battle, Pritchard hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding. Merrill also hit a three-pointer for the Cavaliers. Hauser made a mid-range shot, Mobley made a hook, Tatum responded with a jumper, Morris hit a three-pointer, and Tatum hit a three-pointer. Tom scored a layup at the buzzer, Morris hit another three-pointer, Puchalid made a mid-range shot, and Mobley dunked. At the end of the third quarter, the Greens were 85-79 Cavaliers. The game was still full of suspense.
At the beginning of the last quarter, Mobley hit the board, Morris hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers caught up to within 3 points. Unfortunately, they did not seize the opportunity. Holiday scored consecutively, White scored a three-pointer, Horford continued his firepower from the outside, Horford Eat the cake again, and the point difference instantly reached double digits. Tatum could still score a three-pointer, but the point difference was 14 points. The Cavaliers had to call a timeout. After Mobley came back, he dunked to stop the bleeding. Morris also scored a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers chased again. When it reached single digits, White assisted Brown in response to the alley-oop. Mobley made both free throws. Holiday responded with a three-pointer. The score difference was 12 points. The Cavaliers collapsed. Time was running out. The fans at the scene were celebrating the Green Army's promotion. Ledi's layup completely ended the suspense. In the end, the Green Army defeated the Cavaliers 113-98 and refused to reverse.
After this battle, the series officially ended. The Greens eliminated the Cavaliers with a big score of 4-1. The opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals will be Knicks and Pacers . Frankly speaking, the Eastern Conference is about to end, whether it is the Knicks Neither the Pacers nor the Pacers can threaten the Greens. If Randall and Bogdanovic are not injured, the Knicks can compete with the Greens, but now they can’t. The Knicks’ physical exhaustion style cannot defeat the Greens. Army, it must be admitted that the competitive pressure in the East is indeed small. In the West, the Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Timberwolves are fighting fiercely. The Thunder, Thunder, and Mavericks are also fighting fiercely, but the Green Army is very relaxed. In terms of statistics, Tatum made 9 of 16, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws and scored 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Jaylen Brown had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block and 3 turnovers.
In the past few seasons, the Green Army has always been the favorite to compete for the championship, but they have been unable to succeed. The reason is that the double-top pick in the playoffs is easy to lose. Looking back on this year's playoffs, Tatum and Brown are also unstable. I wonder if they can win the championship this time. White had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, integrating offense and defense. The Spurs old player once again broke out after two games, hitting 4 three-pointers. Since coming to the Green Army, White has played many roles The Spurs regretted their victory. They really shouldn't have let White go. Just imagine if he partnered with Bunyama, he would definitely be very powerful. Holiday had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Horford had 22 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 4 turnovers, Puchalid had 11 points, Cornet had 8 points, Hauser had 5 points and 4 rebounds. According to the latest reports, Pozzi will be in Comeback in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cavaliers data: Garland made 4 of 17, contributed 11 points, 9 assists and 2 steals, Mobley had 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Struss had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Dion Wade 3 points, Okoro 5 points and 3 rebounds, Morris 25 points, Merrill 9 points and 2 rebounds. The Cavaliers ended the season with a big score of 1-4. It is basically certain that Mitchell will leave in the off-season. As a result, and the Lakers will reap the benefits, because various recent news said that Mitchell will be a Laker in the off-season. The star to focus on, if Mitchell can be acquired through a trade, the Lakers will be able to compete for the championship next season.
