Many Celtics fans probably didn’t think that AVERY BRADLEY WINNING THE GAME two nights ago, exciting as it was, served as any sort of inciting incident prompting the Cs to take control of the Eastern Conference Finals. And we were right, sadly. While Boston thrilled in the opening half, the power of Kyrie Irving and an initially uneven LeBron James was too much to overcome.
THE GAME FLOW
While I hate the ammunition the following statement will provide to Certain People, there is some truth to it: The Celtics offense isn’t better without Isaiah Thomas, but it ditches high-spread pick and roll for pure motion offense that may well be better suited to the Cavaliers matchup.