NBA

1/8 Finals Round 2: Cleveland C. - Boston C. 99-91

Date: April 21, 2015
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combined to score all 24 fourth-quarter points and the Cavaliers survived a scare from the Boston Celtics for a 99-91 victory Tuesday to take a 2-0 series lead in the opening round. James scored half of his 30 points in the fourth and Irving added nine of his 26 in the fourth. James also had nine rebounds and seven assists, while Irving had five rebounds and six assists. Center Timofey Mozgov scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds and forward Kevin Love had 13 points and six rebounds while battling foul trouble. Boston guard Isaiah Thomas, who finished second this week in Sixth Man of the Year balloting, finished with 22 points, including 10-of-10 shooting at the free-throw line on a night the Celtics' bench outscored the Cavs 51-7. Former Cavs center Tyler Zeller had 11 points and six rebounds, while Jared Sullinger scored 14 points and Jae Crowder scored 10, both off the bench. James seemed content to remain in the same facilitator role he held for most of Game 1, but when the Celtics pulled within 84-82 on a free throw from Evan Turner with 6:58 to play, James got aggressive. He scored five of the Cavs' next seven points, allowing the Cavs to escape with home-court advantage intact after entering this series as heavy favorites. The Celtics were within 95-89 late when James blocked Zeller's dunk attempt, then converted with a driving basket around Zeller at the other end to put the game out of reach. Tristan Thompson grabbed three key offensive rebounds late and the Cavs survived. Courtesy of: norwalkreflector.com
  BOSTON C. (coach: Joe Mazzulla)91
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
66 wuQjRQ, qLij 44 4-7 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 65 68 4 8 5 5 5 5 6 7 68 5
  whIBis, osiaih 45 1-66 (03.0%) 5-4 (5%) 65-65 (655%) 6 5 6 9 8 5 6 5 5 3 88 69 5
33 cRllRQ, wFlRQ 45 0-2 (18.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 6 8 5 6 6 5 8 66 68 5
  CQITdRQ, ziR 45 3-2 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 8 0 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 65 7 5
5 mQidlRF, SLRQF 87 6-9 (63.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 5 3 5 6 5 5 5 2 4 5
41 ABiQU, biQZus 81 4-3 (90%) 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 65 4 5
9 AullajDRQ, ziQRd 88 3-2 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 4 8 0 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 63 64 5
36 PlFjFV, KRllF 86 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 3 5 6 5 5 8 0 -6 5
45 miss, mQijdIj 60 5-1 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 8 3 5
  zRQRMVI, zIjis 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 5
wIUil   89-14 (38.7%) 1-88 (89.4%) 67-88 (21.3%) 64 81 47 67 88 5 1 4 5 66 76 95  


  CLEVELAND C. (coach: Kenny Atkinson)99
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
84 ziBRs, vRmQIj 38 65-69 (02.2%) 6-0 (85%) 9-2 (29.0%) 6 2 7 9 4 5 5 8 5 1 45 89 5
8 oQLajD, KFQaR 47 0-65 (05%) 4-2 (49.0%) 9-9 (655%) 5 0 0 1 4 5 5 6 5 8 81 84 5
  ABaUh, z.e. 43 8-3 (05%) 6-2 (68.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 6 4 5 0 5 5 6 9 3 5
5 vILR, KRLaj 45 8-4 (11.9%) 6-0 (85%) 1-9 (20.9%) 6 0 1 8 0 5 5 8 5 3 64 2 5
  bIJDIL, waBIfRF 87 9-66 (14.1%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 3 4 9 5 1 5 5 0 5 3 61 63 5
  AhuBpRQU, oBij 81 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 0 5
64 whIBpsIj, wQasUij 81 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 0 1 66 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 64 5
2 gRlliLRdILi, biUUhRT 7 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 5
6 zIjRs, ziBRs 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
  ORQVajs, KRjdQaZV 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   89-39 (09.0%) 9-87 (83.6%) 83-81 (78.4%) 68 40 39 62 88 5 9 65 5 62 77 79  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)