Cavaliers 116-86 Celtics (20 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

55-27, 28-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	17	24	22	23	86
CLE	32	29	26	29	116

TIME	BOS	CLE
12:00	Al Horford vs. Tristan Thompson (Jaylen Brown gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jayson Tatum misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:37	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	George Hill makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	0	2
11:10	Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:08	George Hill defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	Tristan Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (George Hill assists)	0	4
10:46	Terry Rozier makes pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists)	2	4
10:27	Jaylen Brown personal foul	2	4
10:16	George Hill makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	2	7
10:06	Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	7
10:03	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	7
9:54	George Hill misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	7
9:51	Marcus Morris defensive rebound	2	7
9:45	Marcus Morris misses 13-foot two point shot	2	7
9:42	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	2	7
9:39	Kevin Love steps out of bounds turnover	2	7
9:26	Terry Rozier makes driving layup	4	7
9:03	LeBron James makes driving layup (George Hill assists)	4	9
8:40	Marcus Morris misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	4	9
8:37	Kevin Love defensive rebound	4	9
8:24	Kevin Love misses two point shot	4	9
8:22	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	4	9
8:11	Jaylen Brown steps out of bounds turnover	4	9
7:50	Kevin Love misses 14-foot two point shot	4	9
7:46	Marcus Morris defensive rebound	4	9
7:35	Marcus Morris misses 3-foot two point shot	4	9
7:32	Kevin Love defensive rebound	4	9
7:20	George Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	9
7:18	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	4	9
7:18	Aron Baynes enters the game for Jayson Tatum	4	9
7:13	Jaylen Brown personal foul	4	9
7:07	JR Smith misses driving floating jump shot	4	9
7:07	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	4	9
6:54	LeBron James misses step back jumpshot	4	9
6:52	Al Horford defensive rebound	4	9
6:48	Terry Rozier misses driving floating jump shot	4	9
6:48	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	4	9
6:48	Aron Baynes loose ball foul	4	9
6:48	Cavaliers Full timeout	4	9
6:26	JR Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	4	12
6:09	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover	4	12
5:55	LeBron James makes 26-foot three pointer	4	15
5:43	LeBron James personal foul	4	15
5:43	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaylen Brown	4	15
5:33	Terry Rozier bad pass (LeBron James steals)	4	15
5:33	Terry Rozier shooting foul	4	15
5:33	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	4	16
5:33	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	4	17
5:19	LeBron James blocks Aron Baynes 's 2-foot dunk	4	17
5:14	JR Smith defensive rebound	4	17
5:10	JR Smith misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	4	17
5:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	4	17
5:09	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Terry Rozier	4	17
5:03	LeBron James makes 27-foot three pointer	4	20
4:51	Marcus Smart misses driving layup	4	20
4:43	Aron Baynes offensive rebound	4	20
4:43	Aron Baynes makes dunk	6	20
4:27	LeBron James makes two point shot	6	22
4:16	Jayson Tatum makes layup (Al Horford assists)	8	22
3:50	LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot	8	22
3:50	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	8	22
3:50	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	8	22
3:50	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	23
3:50	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Al Horford	8	23
3:50	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	24
3:35	Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aron Baynes assists)	11	24
3:21	George Hill makes three pointer	11	27
3:00	Aron Baynes out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	27
3:00	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Tristan Thompson	11	27
2:46	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	27
2:44	Marcus Morris defensive rebound	11	27
2:38	Marcus Morris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	27
2:36	JR Smith defensive rebound	11	27
2:27	JR Smith misses driving layup	11	27
2:24	Aron Baynes defensive rebound	11	27
2:16	George Hill shooting foul	11	27
2:16	Celtics Full timeout	11	27
2:16	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	11	27
2:16	Jeff Green enters the game for LeBron James	11	27
2:16	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	12	27
2:16	Greg Monroe enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	12	27
2:16	Al Horford enters the game for Aron Baynes	12	27
2:16	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	13	27
1:54	George Hill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	13	30
1:32	Greg Monroe misses layup	13	30
1:27	Kevin Love defensive rebound	13	30
1:21	Kevin Love makes driving layup	13	32
1:05	Jeff Green shooting foul	13	32
1:05	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	14	32
1:05	Terry Rozier enters the game for Marcus Morris	14	32
1:05	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	15	32
38.6	George Hill misses three point jumper	15	32
36.3	Al Horford defensive rebound	15	32
32.8	Greg Monroe makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)	17	32
12.7	Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	32
9.4	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	17	32
3.5	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	32
3.5	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	17	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	32

Tatum grateful for Kobe's 'Detail' advice

0:54

Smith invades Thompson's interview

1:07

Stephen A.: Cavs showed more urgency in Game 3

2:14

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

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:30 AM, 20 May 2018

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
James Capers
Zach Zarba
Josh Tiven

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

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

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