Jayson Tatum struggled from the field. But for a Celtics team loaded with weapons, it didn't matter.
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White combined for 57 points as the Boston Celtics scored a dominant 120-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven NBA playoff series on Tuesday.Asked about White's performance, Brown added: "If you don't know Derrick White you better get to know him.
Donovan Mitchell kept scoring, and the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t getting any closer. Jayson Tatum was struggling, and the Celtics kept pulling away. Mitchell led all scorers with 33 points on Tuesday night in Cleveland’s 120-95 loss to Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
No. | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
12 | SF | |
7 | SF | |
20 | PG | |
30 | PF | |
4 | PG | |
42 | C | |
40 | C | |
50 | SF | |
13 | PF | |
8 | PF | |
11 | SG | |
88 | C | |
44 | PG | |
0 | SF | |
26 | PF | |
27 | SF | |
9 | SG |