Boston's Celtics have shown a lot of competitiveness this season. Although they introduced Holiday and failed to play an All-Star performance, the arrival of Porzingis added a lot of vitality to the offensive and defensive ends of the Green Army. Coupled with the team's original double-tanhua combination, the Green Army has always occupied the first place in the East. And it's such a team, but it's still not very satisfied with the status quo. According to people familiar with the league, the Green Army also intends to further increase the depth of the second team before the trade deadline.
Clearly, they are in for a championship this season. And in this game, the Green Shirts, who returned to fight at home, ushered in the challenge of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers have been slower than other rebuilding teams in the league, but with Mitchell's help, they finally got back to the playoffs last season and got back on track. So far this season, they have maintained a win rate of more than 50%. In this away game against the Green Army, the Cavaliers were deflated, allowing the opponent to win the game with a total score of 116-107.
In the first half of the competition, the Green Shirts playing at home showed their aggressiveness on the offensive end, quickly building up a lead and continuing to widen the difference. At the beginning of the first quarter, Tatum made 2 of 2 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws, and delivered 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Brown also had 9 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, and White, who handed over 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, successfully helped the team play a score of 33-24. Entering the second quarter of the matchup, they were able to continue to play a 32-30 score with Brown's 9 points and Porzingis' 10 points, extending the margin to double digits.
Yibian fought again, and the Cavaliers, who lost points one after another, finally launched an effective counterattack. In the third quarter of the competition, Mitchell handed over 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and LeVert who came off the bench also stepped forward, shooting 6 of 7 in a single quarter, handing over 15 points, 2 assists and 2 steals of luxurious data, helping the team recover the previous 8 points with a score of 33-25. In the final quarter of the decisive game, the Green Army did not continue to give the Cavaliers a chance to counterattack, but played a 26-20 score in one go, and won the game with a total score of 116-107.
Looking back at the data of the game, the Green Shirts, as the hegemon of the East, are still in good shape overall. Their starting five Tigers all scored in double figures, and their aggressiveness on the offensive end was evident. Among them, Tatum played 36In 5 minutes, he delivered 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. And Brown also has 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the two combined for 49 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists. And starting center Porzingis, who also had 18 points and 6 rebounds in this game, as well as White, who handed over 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Holiday who handed over 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
On the other hand, on the side of the Cavaliers who lost away, only 3 players in their team scored double-doubles, and the overall performance was still a little chicken. Although Mitchell played nearly 40 minutes, delivered a game-high 31 points, and 8 rebounds and 6 assists, he could only enter the empty group. Garland delivered 19 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a single game, and LeVert, who came off the bench, also played the style of a substitute wonder, sending 26 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, but they were unable to return to the sky, failed to complete the final reversal, and suffered back-to-back double kills from the Green Army.