Fly high with Jayson Tatum wings, Boston Celtics take down Cavaliers at home
Marching to TD Garden with the strongest squad, the Cleveland Cavaliers are confident to make a surprise against the Boston Celtics. On the home side, Jaylen Brown has also returned from injury and their squad is only missing roleplayer Danilo Gallinari.
A victory at home is definitely what Joe Mazzulla's students aim for after a weak defeat against the New York Knicks in the previous round.
The first half was quite tense. The two teams are constantly tit-for-tat, so neither team has the advantage. The balance continued in the second half. Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell continued to score points for their teams at both ends of the front line.
With reasonable tactical adjustments during the halftime break, the new Boston Celtics showed fans the strength of the Eastern champion. Three consecutive phases were made by the Celtics against the inability of the Cavaliers' defense.
The distance was continuously widened by the home team even though the away team had used up all the time-out. The leader Jayson Tatum showed that the MVP Allstars title was well-deserved with 19 points scored in just the 3rd round.
Donovan Mitchell, despite his best efforts, only helped his team narrow the gap to 18 points before entering the final round (96-78).
Darius Garland is the main character in the final round. Out of assists, he continuously scored points to help the Cavaliers rekindle a overthrow.
From a distance of 18 points, the Cleveland players narrowed the gap to only 5 points when the game was only 20 seconds. Unfortunately, this effort is too late and not enough.
Jayson Tatum stepped onto the FT line and coldly successfully executed both free throws, sealing a breathtaking victory and somewhat mesmerized the Boston Celtics fans.
The final score of the match was 117-114, helping the TD Garden team close to the No.
Man of the match was none other than Jayson Tatum, the owner of the "monster" performance with 41 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.Al Horford also played quite impressively with a double-double 23 points, 11 rebound with 80% FG.
Donovan Mitchell leads the visitors with 44 points and 5 assists, suffocating with Tatum on the other side of the line. Despite a very good match, he and Darius Garland (29 points, 9 assists) still had to succumb to the strength of the Boston Celtics.
In the next outing, Jayson tatum and his teammates will continue to play at home, welcoming the Brooklyn Nets team that is showing signs of crisis after parting with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a game that is expected to be gentle against the Detroit Pistons, the last team in the Eastern group and no longer have the motivation to fight this season.
