Let's get right to it from the opening tip Thursday. As we look at the starting lineups and a change for Tyronn Lue,
Tristan Thompson will scenario on a playoff series
James
Jalen Brown first shot is good
In the opening period
JR Smith gets away from Tatum misses the layup but Thompson right there to clean it up James able to handle
It just couldn't finish what he wanted now looking to post-up Tatum. There's a quick spin layups good
And it also got Kevin Love off of Al Horford and on to Marcus Morris
George Hill good aggressive move to find the aggressive Horford switching up on him. Hill drives again the baseline blocked by Horford
Quick outlet to Brown
6 to start they shot 63 percent in the first quarter in Game one and James knocks down the three coach
Coach that's a different look
Smart no hesitation you were talking about that
Horford drives and finishes
James tries another three that's good remember in game one they missed
Rozier pushing
Ball carries out to Morris finds Horford for a corner pretty
Gave them this lead
Shot clock at four Love back out James. Well beyond the arch
Gets the bounce in a truck. 11 points, and we haven't even played six minutes
the heavyweight punch from James and Brad Stephens said would happen Jaylen Brown though. Stop talking about him as a young player
He's just a really good player. Inside
Kevin Love goes right in. Struggled defensively against Horford
James and Morris one-on-one James to the rim throws it up and in. Attacking the goal. There would be a stat for that
That screen led directly to that mid-range shot. Smart nice pass Baynes finishing. Morris looking to come down instead
James picks up his dribble shot clock winding down
James falling away a three
LeBron James 19 points already, and that's his fourth. As the rebound falls into his hands
There goes Jaylen Brown coast to coast but off the glass Larry Nance has come on James drives on Jaylen Brown
Splits the defense can't get it to fall tips in it with the left hand. In the lane
Marcus smart goes at George Hill excellent defense, but still gets it to Baynes. Hill defended
I've grown
Weary of his not getting the credit as Korver makes a three - two
Rodney Hood was aggressive in Game one looking for a shot Korver quick catch and release and hits
Tatum has Hood on him who has struggled defensively in these playoffs Tatum tries to take advantage and does
Korver again. Kyle Korver from downtown
Tatum gets past Nance scoop layup is good. And talk about maybe one day meeting Kobe Bryant
That was his favorite player growing up at St. Louis. That's why he started playing basketball
James again
Spinning tough fall away shot there, in and out. Love releases down other end a layup
And one LeBron on the list
James drives a lot of control and whistle and a foul
And it's got hit in the face as he went baseline to passed a law that he had the most impact no
No, that's just that can't be disputed
They are Smith. Can't hit Kevin loaded on the rebound back up it in that action. And that's exactly what they're looking to do
James gets it inside to Thompson
bounder
Lost it but picked up by brown brown fletchling Galen Brown
Smart
Morris drives on James gets inside backs at home little fake brown with covers though
Jeff Green left open and green. It's the three-pointer
That's their 70s on the floor gets it out to Marcus smart ball slips out of smarts hands
Now Morris drives bars off the glass banks in home taralli. Whoo thought
barfle to steal
Throws that I had the Morris
Smart clubs on LeBron I said, what about forever anything you want to see different said we made some mistakes
I said anything specific he wouldn't let me know that Mike
Including that 25 point win in Game one nice feed inside and the dunk
Hale brings it back out you watch these Celtics they talk so much defensively
As Thompson lays it up and in that's one of them in Game one of Eastern Conference Finals. It's all year
Kevin Love nice as I floor
He's back in trying to draw the foul Morris gets a good look that's a pretty
That's important for the Celtics take a look at Marcus Morris grabbing his right knees to the last couple of possessions
James answers come on Rozier in the starting lineup because ver be
out for the season with a knee injury love misses follow won't go Thompson tips it up and in
Those here left open got a three parter for terror Kevin loved to go along with 11 points
Games kicks it out looks gonna try a three-pointer and he answers Kevin Love
Shot clock down to five Morris goes right at Thompson out of that one and Morris yells in assistance up on jeans
James drives runner nice soft touch better than the shot quality for Cleveland
Marcus smart well beyond the arc. That's a phrase
That won't go rebound by Thompson knocked away by brown head comes rose here throws it down
Number three all times a
Playoff assists only Magic Johnson and John Stockton this Marcus a chance to crack him in
Transition like the Celtics are doing to them just not put it on the floor love shooting with confidence
Horford back to smart smart so the basket wild shot bank shot is good Marcus
Rozier wide open what's ahead for fruits picked him up as well and now Monroe Haslem
James gets past Munroe layup count and long for us again. Slow fakes banker mrs
James spritz the needle again gorgeous pass to Jim put it up nearly
Thanks it in smart hits in another possession Tatum inside smart
Energy and intensity and competitive spirit as love with the beautiful dumbek team credit
boy brown 23 for the second straight game of these Conference Finals James counted and Walton TD Garden a
Leo and
Horford got fouled as he goes crashing to the parquet floor. Oh
And smart going out jr. Smith
Because I think put smart believes that they pushed Al Horford while in the air
Spare the free throws was just over three and a half remaining stack up to ten Horford inside everyone
Jeff Green
Thrown away picked up by Brown finds goes here proof behind. It lamps locked by James Papa. What a sensational block
Smart so Horford Horford, that's a two-pointer knocks it down
Cavaliers with just 12 points airs, fourth quarter James spins drives and banks that one home after Rozier
back out Horford
Rozier to the basket banks at home
Conference playoffs
Last 7 going to the finals looking fors 8 consecutive finals the shot gonna be the first time
since 2008 he was down Oh - it is Eastern the parquet floor a
Brilliant second half from the Boston Celtics
You get another one of those total team efforts so many had a big hand in it
LeBron James a 42 point triple-double but not enough
As the Boston Celtics take a 200 lead