A man who did not score a point, nor take a shot absolutely demolished the Celtics tonight. I’m talking about Tristan Thompson and his 5 offensive rebounds, all of which seemed to come at crucial moments when the Celtics needed to have a stop. Thompson’s clutch hustle, LeBron James 30 points and Timofey Mozgov’s 5 blocks were the signature performances in tonight’s 99-91 Cavaliers victory.
The Celtics played hard. This was a 4 point game with 3 minutes remaining. But Boston isn’t going to win many games shooting 38% from the floor (27% 3 FG), never mind a road playoff game against a talented team.