Per the Boston Herald:
The Celtics withstood a spirited effort by an injury-ravaged Cavaliers squad Wednesday night time to e book their third straight journey to the Japanese Convention finals.
Boston gained 113-98 at TD Backyard to remove Cleveland in 5 video games.
Jayson Tatum completed with 25 factors on 9-of-16 capturing, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals to guide the top-seeded Celtics, however he wasn’t the one listening to “MVP” chants as the sport wound down.
That honor went to Al Horford, who posted a stat line by no means earlier than seen in NBA postseason historical past.
Making his sixth consecutive begin rather than the injured Kristaps Porzingis, the 37-year-old large man racked up 22 factors, six 3-pointers, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and three blocks in 35 minutes.
Earlier than Wednesday, no NBA participant ever had recorded 20-plus factors, 15-plus rebounds, three-plus blocks and five-plus made threes in a playoff sport. Seven of Horford’s rebounds have been on the offensive glass; Cleveland as a staff had six offensive rebounds.
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