In the First Round of the Conference Semifinals, the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers with a final score of 120-95. It was three-time All-Star, Jaylen Brown who scored team high 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Derrick White scored 25 points, one rebound, and 5 assists, and Jayson Tatum added 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Payton Pritchard posted 16 points, whereas Jrue Holiday added 14 to the scoreboard.
The field goal percentage of Celtics was 48.9% and Cavaliers had 41.1%. The three point percentage of Cavaliers was noted to be 26.2% and Celtics had 39.1%. Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzulla, mentioned, as per Boston Herald, “(I liked) our will to compete and play. Play through mistakes, play through some tough shot-making. Just good physicality, and obviously for stretches, we had really good offensive organization.”
Jaylen Brown sends a message
"It's going to be tough for a team to beat us four times."
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Brown also shared, “It’s going to be tough for a team to beat us four times.”
From the Cavaliers side, it was guard Donovan Mitchell who scored team high 33 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Evan Mobely added 17 points, including 13 rebounds, and 3 assists. Isaac Okoro also posted 11 points, one rebound, and one assist. Darius Garland ended his night with 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists.
