Remember when #AveryBradleyWonTheGame? [extremely Chris Farley Show voice] That was awesome. But the Celtics had no such luck in this season’s second matchup with the Cavaliers. They got close after looking flatlined in the third quarter, but tonight, King James stayed the king and the Cs suffered another close loss against the champs.
THE GAME FLOW
Avery Bradley scored reasonably well in the opening minutes, but Kevin Love, as he’s wont to do of late, got hot both behind the arc and in the post. The most extraordinary early moment was a thrilling sequence of steals and chasedown blocks: Bradley stealing and almost dunking before LeBron James stuffed him, then Horford returning the favor on James’s transition run to the hole, culminating in a rebound and layup for Bradley.