The immortal words of the Bard, Dennis Smith, rang true in this one: “They are who we thought they were.” But the Cavs didn’t let the Celtics off the hook. The Cavaliers mounted their steeds, lined up for a cavalry charge, trampled the Celtics front line in a 32-17 first quarter, cut through the reserves to push the lead to 20 in the second, and routed any rallies in the Third. The Leprechauns managed to cut the wine and gold lead to 18 early in the second half, but never got closer as the good guys methodically out-played and out-executed the clovers to the point that Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were talking about everything except the game: flagrant fouls, Dorris Burke’s daughter graduating from law school, and the the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle, the new Duke and Dutchess of Sussex…
It was a boringly effective win for Cleveland – well, boring if you weren’t a Cavs fan.