It is also the date that the Celtics snuck by the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-108 in Game 3 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals with a last-second 3-pointer from veteran guard Avery Bradley securing the sole win in a series without star point guard Isaiah Thomas.
Guard Marcus Smart would score 27 points, 5 boards and 7 assists to lead the team, Bradley 20 points and big man Al Horford 16 points and 6 assists, while center Kelly Olynyk added 15 points off the bench.
“Everybody had to step up their game tonight especially with one of our brothers down,” Smart said via the A.P. “Our love and support goes out to Isaiah. We wish he could be here but we understand. We just kept fighting. Everybody did their part.”
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