Netease Sports reported on May 10:
The NBA playoffs continue, Cleveland Knights The team rebounded strongly to catch up. Mitchell With 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Mobley and Lewell each had 21 points. They led the team to establish a big lead by relying on the offensive in the second half. The Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 118-94 in the second world war of the eastern semi-final. The Cavaliers tied the total score to 1. They won the home court advantage. The third game of the series between the two teams will be transferred to Cleveland.
Mitchell of the Cavaliers got 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Lewell got 21 points and 6 rebounds, Mobley got 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Garland got 14 points and 7 rebounds, Oaklow got 12 points, and Struss got 12 points and 6 rebounds. Celtics Tatum 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Brown 19 points and 4 rebounds, Pritchard 13 points and 4 assists, and Hoford 11 points, White 10 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Celtics team at home got off to a good start. Horford scored 5 points and led the team 9-2 ahead. Ocelot hit with three points, and Brown and White joined hands with five points to help the Green Army expand its advantage. Mobley scored two goals in a row to lead the team to hit the 8-2 counter attack wave, and the Cavaliers reached 13-16. After the two teams scored several points respectively, Lewell suddenly broke out and scored 8 points, Mobley also hit three points, and a round of 11-0 counter attack climaxed that the Cavaliers overcame by 30-21. Tatum stopped bleeding by three points. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics fell behind by 6 points with 24-30.
Prarichard and Hollady joined hands for 6 points to start the second quarter, and the Celtics made up 30 points. Garland responded with three points. Hoford hit three points to lead a wave of 7-0 climax, and the Celtics rebounded 37-33. Later in the game, the two teams attacked and defended each other, and the score increased alternately. Mitchell and Mobley led the team to chase six points and fall behind 49-51. Tatum made one of two free throws, Mobley scored under the basket, Mitchell and Oklo made three of four free throws. At the end of the half court, the two teams made a draw with 54 tied hands.
Mobley of Cavaliers got 15 points in the first half, and Lewell got 12 points; Tatum of Celtics got 16 points and Brown got 10 points.
The Cavaliers opened fire on the outside after the beginning of the third quarter, Mitchell and Garland scored three points each, and the 10-3 climax of a round made the Cavaliers open again. Tatum and Brown played three points to catch up, Garland and Mitchell scored three points respectively, and the Cavaliers were in a wave of 13-3 attacks. The Cavaliers led by 77-66 by 11 points with 5:10 left in this section. Cornett temporarily stopped bleeding with two free throws, and Lewell hit back with a jumper. Both sides scored several points later. Mitchell hit the buzzer three points to end the third quarter. The Cavaliers led by 12 points with a 90-78 lead.
The two sides saw each other for several rounds after the beginning of the last quarter. Mitchell felt hot and made two consecutive breakthroughs. The Cavaliers led by 99-83. The Celtics continued to strike iron after the suspension. Struss extended the lead among the three points. Brown and Tatum recovered four points. Struss hit the three points, and Lewell contributed five points. They led the team to another 10-0 climax, and the Cavaliers led by 112-87. The big score gap made the Celtics replace the main force and disarm, and finally the Cavaliers won 118-94.
Cavaliers' starting lineup: Garland, Mitchell, Struss, Oklo, Mobley
The first team of Celtics: Hollady, White, Brown, Tatum, Hoford
