The Celtics looked good for a while in their playoff opener, but Kyrie Irving proved too much to handle. The All-Star guard shot 11-21, with 5 treys, and topped all scorers with 30 points as host Cleveland beat Boston, 113-100, to take Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Boston led by as many as 8 points early and threw a scare into the Cavs, but the game turned in the 2nd quarter when Irving made all four of his 3-point attempts. Tristan Thompson also led a 10-1 Cleveland advantage on the offensive boards, resulting in 14 damaging 2nd-chance points for the home team at halftime.