00:00Andrews action at 20 and 19. They fell last night for the Jazz. However, the Celtics have won five of their last seven. The Cavaliers win the tip and we are underway. It was smart who was setting a wide screen.
00:16Katom now works toward the bucket and draws first blood. Garland. Five on the shot clock drives down the right side of the lane and lays it up and in.
00:27He was waiting to see. Allen gives it back to Collin. Once more to Allen. Jared pivots. Can he keep control? Eventually he does. Okoro toward the bucket. Hits the end. Nance hammers it.
00:38You don't want to give him driving lanes. Tatum missed the shot. He yelled and won. Wanted a foul called. We play on. Sexton maneuvers to the paint. Collin Sexton gives the Cavaliers an early 7-2 lead.
00:51Almost under the basket and he got into his sweet spot.
00:53Smart unloads a long distance three in Kansas. That's one part of his game he has really improved. That's yeah. Garland got a half step on. Teague to the bucket.
01:06They're doing a good job on offensive end and defensively they've done a solid job. Allen at the rim as Garland sends it upstairs. Allen does the rest of the Cavaliers.
01:15Yeah. To Allen found the right angle and throws the hammer down. Smart again. Marcus Smart with back-to-back three. Off the glass. Nance will take it himself. Galloping into the four. Gord gives to Garland. Garland's been on fire here early.
01:30Yes. Stub on a dime and tap the eye.
01:35Coral thought about a three. Gives to Allen. Shot clock down to four. Back to a Coral inside. Bobbles. Puts it up and puts it in.
01:43Nance with another steal. Out come the Cavaliers with a nine-point lead. Nance to a Coral. Red by Teague. Long lead pass to Brown. Now Pritchard.
01:50Pritchard bothered by Osmond. He zigzags over the line to the basket. He cruises and lays it in.
01:58Yeah. See that's what's frustrating as a player. We're really coming at it in that time. It has to be somebody giving an opening for the pass.
02:06Williams to the bucket. He is playing some comfortable basketball.
02:10That was a great cut to the basketball dunk.
02:13Osmond off to Wendler. Back to Sexton. Got it.
02:16Collin Sexton with the three. Teague drives. Banks missed it. Loose ball. Grabbed by Williams. Off to Grant Williams in the corner.
02:25Pritchard's there. Wow, you can't turn you.
02:28And their loss at home to the Jazz. Much better start here in this first quarter for the Celtic. Reserves as the key to the bucket.
02:35You saw there the free throw disparity. That was a real problem for the Celtics just last night. We'll get to that in a moment.
02:42But Sexton fires and cans a triple. The Celtics all night long, but four.
02:48Yeah, that's amazing. With the way they execute their offense, you would think that they would shoot.
02:53They have good perimeter players. They just don't have the solid interior people.
02:57Team blocks that Sexton shot. Not a lot of their scoring comes from that pain.
03:02And Tice says Sexton, nice way to the hole.
03:04He had that dump a little bit in the latter part of the first quarter, but everything else, they forced him over the top.
03:11How about this? McGee looking to go to work on Williams, and he gets the roll.
03:16Sexton looks to drive. Got cut off by Teague and knocks it down.
03:20Tough shot by Sexton, and Brad Stephens has seen enough.
03:24Make up the Celtic 5. Tatum going to work. He got his pocket pick by the Cavaliers, Javale McGee.
03:30Osmond flares to the wing, and he deals away. Dean Wade down the lane.
03:35Celtics trail by a dozen. Brown hesitates. Got a half-step on Okoro. Got Allen in the air. Shovels to Williams.
03:43You can miss a lot of games in just one or two weeks now.
03:47Brad Stephens said, I told my team at the beginning of the season you're going to have to hit a lot of curveballs this year
03:51as Garland with a catch-and-two triple. Edwards was closing, but not quickly enough.
03:58Garland got inside smart. Faked the pass to Allen, and he puts it up and in.
04:03A gorgeous bucket by Darius Garland.
04:06Dance on him, young man. Take him to the hoop.
04:10The current run is 11-0. Garland works on Williams. Took a bump.
04:14Puts it up. Does block, but Nance cleans it up. He finishes.
04:17Tatum is forced to curl. Williams now. Off to the other Williams.
04:22Grant to the bucket off the Robert feed. Robert grabs the offensive rebound and lays it in.
04:29With the rebound, that's his ninth of this first half.
04:32Tatum. Now to Brown. Brown penetrates. A teardrop is good.
04:37Each of their top two offensive weapons. Tatum and Brown in there.
04:41Both are two for eight in this first half. Garland to the bucket.
04:45Kissed it high off the window.
04:49Robert Williams. Good catch by Jalen Brown in traffic.
04:53You're right. That was a good catch because that ball looked like it was going out of bounds.
04:57The Cavs want to keep the ball moving, though.
04:59They don't want to get caught up in trying to run too many of the pick and rolls.
05:03Keep the ball moving.
05:04Zexton gallops to the bucket. He now has 16 points.
05:08Free and easy in this game so far.
05:11And really, they're forcing the Celtics into one-on-one play.
05:16Smart fires a three. Marcus Smart is three for five from behind the line.
05:20They're six of 15 from distance. The Celtics six of 21. Tatum got position.
05:27And J.B. Bickerstaff wants a timeout. Less than three minutes in, third quarter.
05:31The Celtics have been whistled for 13 fouls. The Cavs only four as Sexton finds Nance in the corner.
05:38Nance knocks it down. A couple of triples for Larry Nance.
05:42And the Cavaliers have taken nearly four minutes in third quarter.
05:45The Cavaliers protect a 15-point lead. Sexton over Ogillay.
05:49Touch shot. Sexton has 18.
05:5344% from deep. Tatum shakes down the lane. He goes with the left hand.
05:58Tatum's watched by Nance. Nance is on Tatum about 30 feet away from the bucket.
06:04Now Brown a contested three, and he's got it.
06:08Brown sweeps one off to Tatum. Tatum shattered by Okoro.
06:12Another contested three, but he hits that one.
06:15Tatum looked at the rafters as if to say, it's about time.
06:17He had missed his first seven triples. He entered action shooting threes at 38%.
06:23Garland down the lane. Double clutches. Puts it up and in.
06:26And Darius Garland has a chance for the three-point play.
06:30Darius Garland with a dance to the hoop.
06:32Skipped his way to the hole on this St. Paddy's day as Tatum.
06:36Weaves through traffic. Osmond picks him up.
06:40Banged in to Jetty. Now takes a fadeaway.
06:43About a long outlet pass. Instead goes to Brown.
06:46Brown through traffic. Got it.
06:49He is a pretty smooth character himself.
06:52Another near turnover. Nance lobs up top looking for JaVale McGee.
06:58Another Cavalier turnover. Long lead pass to Brown.
07:01The Cavaliers have been solid in terms of ball security.
07:06Momentum has shifted.
07:08Brown a little more jump in his step.
07:11Got it.
07:13Jalen Brown now has 20.
07:15He's got the Cavs lead to seven.
07:17Garland works off a Sexton screen.
07:19Back to Collin it goes.
07:21Wade from the corner.
07:23Got it.
07:24Big bucket by Dean Wade who pockets the three.
07:27Yes, they move the ball perfectly.
07:30Brown tries to draw a foul.
07:31Wow, Williams may have tipped that in at time.
07:33To get the ball to the right man who is the shooter.
07:36And Wade knocks it down deep in the rock.
07:38Wade hit a big three late in the third quarter.
07:41For those of you just joining us, Tatum has an answer.
07:44He's just two of ten.
07:46Moved the ball well through the first three quarters.
07:48Sexton, 15-footer.
07:51Collin has 20.
07:53He and Darius Garland have combined for 42.
07:56Southers have slowed the game down a little bit.
07:58Cavs have to use their defense to try and get back into their rhythm.
08:02Tatum contested three.
08:04Jump stop inside now to Tatum.
08:07Tatum works on Okoro.
08:09Okoro backs in.
08:11Fade away.
08:12Got it.
08:13Tatum has hit five in a row.
08:15Seven of his last eight.
08:16Both teams have to execute well.
08:19Garland off to Nance.
08:20Nance in toward Tice.
08:21Uses the window.
08:23All right, Nance Jr.
08:24doing what he does best.
08:25Garland works on Drant Williams.
08:30Now Okoro goes baseline.
08:31Reverse layup!
08:32What a bucket by Okoro.
08:34Yes, that opportunity to get that quick first step inside.
08:37Up and under the basket.
08:39We'll start this offensive sequence with the Cavalier logo.
08:42Behind his back to Brown.
08:43Brown looks to drive on Nance.
08:44Stops, floats, and cuts the Cavs lead to 96-93.
08:50Garland picked up by Tice.
08:54Stumbles, rolls it to Nance.
08:55Now Allen!
08:56Allen dunks with only four-tenths of a second remaining on the shot clock.
09:01Both Williams, Smart, Tatum, and Brown for Boston.
09:06Garland got Smart on the flyby.
09:08Off one leg!
09:09He's got it!
09:10Garland with 24.
09:11That was just enough time to beat the defender by one step.
09:15Brown catch and shoot.
09:16Rebounded by Garland.
09:17Garland up ahead with Okoro.
09:19goes there.
09:19Oh!
09:20Okoro throws it down!
09:23The Cavaliers do withstand the second half surge by the Celtics.
09:30As it is over.
09:32Big help!
09:33Big help!
09:33Big help!
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