The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 Tuesday night at TD Garden, grabbing a Game 1 victory to open the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jaylen Brown led the way for Boston with an efficient 32 points in 34 minutes of action, helping the Celtics cruise to an easy win.
During the regular season Boston was better on both ends of the ball than Cleveland, and the Celtics are big favorites in the series, Beyond superstar Donovan Mitchell, the Cavaliers don’t have a ton of offensive firepower. Mitchell ended the night with a game-high 33 points, but this was not enough for Cleveland to keep pace with Boston. The Celtics, meanwhile, had five players score 14 or more points. Expect that disparity to be a theme in the series for as long as it lasts. Game 2 is set for Thursday night in Boston.
Let’s take a look at some of the best moments captured in images in the Celtics’ Game 1 of their second round series vs. the Cavs.
Celtics Lab 256: Cleveland Cavaliers emerge to face Boston in the East semis – what you need to know https://t.co/4PjUdEYlNz pic.twitter.com/lRX7edemFl
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