Cleveland and Boston continue to dispute the ticket to the NBA finals from the Eastern conference.
In the second game of the series, the leader of the “Boston” ISEA Thomas got injured thigh and flew down to the end of the season. It seemed that now, “Cleveland”, nothing will stop a sweep to win the series and reach the NBA finals for the minimum 12 games.
These feelings were confirmed during the first half of the third game. “Cavaliers” looks very easily created a 15-point advantage, and in the middle of the third quarter the advantage of the defending champion totaled 21 points. Players “Boston”, realizing that they lose nothing more, got free and began to rapidly approach the lead. In five minutes the Celtics played 16 points in the final quarter really got involved in the fight for his first victory in the series.
At the equator the decisive 12-minute Marcus Smart has implemented a three-pointer and leveled the score (95:95). The parity lasted until the final attack of the match – winning shot, “Boston” trusted Avery Bradley, and he is not without luck still sent the ball into the basket.
Team cohesion and belief in their own strength allowed the bloodless “Boston” to stop the winning streak of Cleveland in the playoffs. Taking into account last season the Cavaliers to date, has won 13 games in a row.
Cleveland – Boston — 108:111 (35:24, 31:26, 21:32, 21:29), the account in a series 2:1
Cleveland: Irving (29 + 7 assists), Love (28 + 10 rebounds), Thompson (18 + 13 rebounds).
Boston: Smart (27 + 7 assists), Bradley (20), Horford (16 + 6 assists).
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