Celtics 107-94 Cavaliers (16 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

50-32, 21-20 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	27	28	22	17	94
BOS	23	25	36	23	107

TIME	CLE	BOS
12:00	Tristan Thompson vs. Al Horford (George Hill gains possession)	0	0
11:41	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:28	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	0	3
11:12	JR Smith misses layup	0	3
11:11	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	0	3
11:11	Tristan Thompson makes tip shot	2	3
10:58	Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	3
10:38	LeBron James makes driving layup	4	3
10:29	Marcus Morris misses 13-foot jumper	4	3
10:26	George Hill defensive rebound	4	3
10:14	George Hill makes two point shot	6	3
9:58	Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	3
9:55	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	3
9:49	LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	3
9:31	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	6	5
9:07	Al Horford blocks George Hill 's 2-foot two point shot	6	5
9:05	Al Horford defensive rebound	6	5
8:59	Marcus Morris misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:56	LeBron James defensive rebound	6	5
8:51	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	6	5
8:51	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	6	5
8:51	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	6	5
8:51	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	6	5
8:51	Al Horford defensive rebound	6	5
8:38	Jayson Tatum misses two point shot	6	5
8:35	JR Smith defensive rebound	6	5
8:29	LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer	9	5
8:12	Al Horford makes 1-foot driving dunk (Terry Rozier assists)	9	7
8:01	LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer	12	7
7:46	Jayson Tatum offensive charge	12	7
7:46	Jayson Tatum turnover	12	7
7:22	JR Smith misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	12	7
7:17	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	12	7
7:14	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	7
7:12	Al Horford defensive rebound	12	7
7:08	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point shot	12	7
7:06	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	12	7
6:59	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper	12	7
6:55	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	12	7
6:47	Al Horford makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris assists)	12	10
6:46	Cavaliers Full timeout	12	10
6:46	Aron Baynes enters the game for Jayson Tatum	12	10
6:24	LeBron James makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	15	10
6:05	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aron Baynes assists)	15	13
5:49	Kevin Love makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	17	13
5:35	Terry Rozier misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	17	13
5:33	Kevin Love defensive rebound	17	13
5:19	LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot	19	13
5:03	Al Horford misses 6-foot two point shot	19	13
5:00	Kevin Love defensive rebound	19	13
4:52	Marcus Morris shooting foul	19	13
4:52	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	19	13
4:52	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	19	13
4:52	Marcus Smart enters the game for Terry Rozier	19	13
4:52	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	20	13
4:38	Marcus Morris misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	20	13
4:35	JR Smith defensive rebound	20	13
4:31	JR Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	13
4:29	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	20	13
4:25	LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot (JR Smith assists)	22	13
4:07	Aron Baynes makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	22	15
3:37	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point shot (George Hill assists)	25	15
3:27	George Hill personal foul	25	15
3:22	Marcus Smart misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	25	15
3:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	25	15
3:13	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	15
3:10	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	25	15
3:05	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	25	17
2:42	Kevin Love misses 5-foot two point shot	25	17
2:41	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	25	17
2:41	Tristan Thompson misses tip shot	25	17
2:39	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	25	17
2:27	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)	25	20
2:05	Marcus Smart personal foul	25	20
2:05	Celtics Full timeout	25	20
2:05	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Marcus Morris	25	20
2:05	Semi Ojeleye enters the game for Al Horford	25	20
2:05	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Kevin Love	25	20
2:05	Jeff Green enters the game for JR Smith	25	20
2:05	Kyle Korver enters the game for Tristan Thompson	25	20
1:51	LeBron James misses driving layup	25	20
1:50	LeBron James offensive rebound	25	20
1:50	LeBron James makes tip shot	27	20
1:34	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	20
1:31	Kyle Korver defensive rebound	27	20
1:14	LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot	27	20
1:12	Semi Ojeleye defensive rebound	27	20
56.8	George Hill blocks Marcus Smart's driving layup	27	20
55.8	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	27	20
54.9	Aron Baynes makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)	27	22
37.5	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	22
34.6	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	27	22
29.7	Jeff Green shooting foul	27	22
29.7	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	27	22
29.7	Celtics offensive team rebound	27	22
29.7	Terry Rozier enters the game for Semi Ojeleye	27	22
29.7	Rodney Hood enters the game for LeBron James	27	22
29.7	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
11.3	Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	23
9.8	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	27	23
0.4	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Larry Nance Jr. steals)	27	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	23

Rozier gives credit to fans for Game 2 win

1:06

Cavaliers
83
Celtics
108

Game 1

13/5

Cavaliers
94
Celtics
107

Game 2

16/5

Celtics
86
Cavaliers
116

Game 3

20/5

Celtics
102
Cavaliers
111

Game 4

22/5

Cavaliers
83
Celtics
96

Game 5

24/5

Celtics
99
Cavaliers
109

Game 6

26/5

Cavaliers
87
Celtics
79

Game 7

28/5

TD Garden

1:30 AM, 16 May 2018

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Sean Wright
Mike Callahan
Sean Corbin

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	8	0	1.000	-	W8
Chicago	3	4	.429	4.5	L2
Indiana	3	4	.429	4.5	W1
Detroit	3	5	.375	5	W2
Milwaukee	1	6	.143	6.5	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	7	1	.875	-	W3
Brooklyn	4	4	.500	3	W1
New York	3	3	.500	3	L1
Toronto	2	6	.250	5	L1
Philadelphia	1	5	.167	5	L3

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