The Celtics got 25 points from Jayson Tatum and advanced to their third-straight Eastern Conference finals with a 113-98 win over the Cavs on Wednesday night.
'He wasn't scared': How Chet Holmgren became a perfect fit for SGA and an OKC team built for a dynasty113-98 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night, winning the series 4 games to 1 and advancing to the Eastern Conference finals.
With the victory, Boston advanced to the East finals for a third straight season. It also marks the sixth trip in eight years - the second time the Celtics have accomplished that feat and joining the, which New York leads 3 games to 2 heading into Friday's Game 6 in Indianapolis, with the conference finals set to begin here at TD Garden either Sunday afternoon or Tuesday night.
It was the latest reminder of how the Celtics have played wildly differently at home compared to on the road over the past few playoffs. Entering Wednesday's action, Boston had gone 14-14 since the start of the 2022 playoffs here at TD Garden - the most games played without a winning record at home over three postseasons in NBA history, per ESPN's Stats & Information Group.
But after the sluggish start, Boston finally began to get some traction - and some energy into its home crowd - behind several hustle plays from, who is just a couple of weeks shy of his 38th birthday and in the middle of his 17th NBA season. After going just 4-for-22 from 3-point range over the first four games of the series - including 0-for-10 in the two games in Cleveland - Horford hit six in this game alone, and repeatedly kept plays alive with his energy.
But after Morris hit a triple with 10:59 remaining in the fourth to make it 86-83 Celtics, Boston responded with a 15-4 run over the next four minutes, capped by a Tatum jumper with 6:45 remaining, that put the Celtics up by 14, and had the sellout crowd roaring with pleasure.under the basket for a wide open layup with 2:15 to go to push the lead back to 14, and officially starting the party here for yet another trip to the NBA's Final Four.
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