The Cleveland Cavaliers were on the road in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, but they didn't have much trouble with the Boston Celtics. Cleveland picked up a 117-104 win Wednesday night and it wasn't as close as the final score indicates. The Cavs led by 20 for much of the second half and by double-figures for the final three quarters.
The Celtics had no answer for LeBron James, who racked up 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
LeBron James is sharp early, highlighted by this nifty finish at the rim. #DefendtheLand pic.twitter.com/OMHDQB2828
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) May 18, 2017
Kevin Love was on fire for the Cavs, racking up 32 points and 12 boards on 6 of 9 3-point shooting.
Kevin Love up to 31 points as the @cavs lead the C's in Game 1! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/ZZ7GvmrWRz
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 18, 2017
Tristan Thompson, who got into a few heated moments with Celtics players, racked up 20 points and nine boards.
LeBron James finds Kyrie Irving, who lobs it to Tristan Thompson for the slam! #DefendtheLand pic.twitter.com/fQjNzGF6ad
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) May 18, 2017
Kyrie Irving wasn't quite himself, with just 11 points and six assists. But, he had a few impressive plays and the Cavs cruised to a win anyway.
The #Cavs opened the scoring with a nifty spin and finish from @KyrieIrving. #DefendtheLand pic.twitter.com/ZkcTQBG7mY
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) May 18, 2017
Avery Bradley did what he could early, finishing with 21 points. Jae Crowder had 21, while Al Horford was limited to only 11. Isaiah Thomas, who was just 7 of 19 from the field, had 17 points and 10 assists. He tried to go one-on-one with LeBron and it didn't go well for him.
Isaiah Thomas tried to go one-on-one vs. LeBron James. It did not go well for Isaiah. #DefendtheLand #celtics pic.twitter.com/lhGAAA42Ua
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) May 18, 2017
One of the few bright spots was the play of Jaylen Brown, who racked up 10 points and nine boards off the bench.
Jaylen Brown skies for the slam ... but it's waved off for an offense foul on Kelly Olynyk. He grabbed and held Tristan Thompson. #celtics pic.twitter.com/SfQ20QRgpH
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) May 18, 2017
Game 2 of the series is Friday in Boston. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET.
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