They pushed their advantage to double figures early in the frame, then held off the Cavaliers' comeback attempt before pulling away in the final few minutes.
Cavs vs Celtics 2018 (live score result below) ignites Game 2 results of the NBA Payoffs East Finals tonight. But can LeBron James and co pick But in the second quarter the Cavs' supporting cast started to pick up the slack, with LeBron did have to leave for a few minutes due to what the Cavs called a neck strain after taking an inadvertant shot to the jaw from But the third quarter belonged to the Celtics. The fourth quarter belonged to the Celtics as well.
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They led by double figures, and seemed to have control of the game.
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“I have zero level of concern at this stage,” James told reporters.
“I thought our guys played with a good aggression tonight. We’re OK with that.
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That’s what we’ve been doing all season.”JR Smith says his team was cold. The Cavs guard was given a LeBron James finished with 42 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the loss.
But late in the second quarter, LeBron took an inadvertent shot to the chin from Jayson Tatum's shoulder, and had to head to the locker room.
I think even early on with the shots that we had, we had some wide-open looks that just didn’t go. “It gave other guys opportunity to step up. After pushing the lead to double digits early in the frame, the Celtics then held on the rest of the way despite LeBron's effort and a dirty play by J.R. Smith.
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