In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, the hosts discuss how the Cavs' role players missing shots is by design from the Celtics' defense. The Cavs' offense struggled and devolved into nothing when their initial plan was taken away. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were the standout players for the Celtics, scoring over half of the team's points. The Cavs need more consistent offensive contributions from their supporting cast to compete with top teams like the Celtics.
In the hushed postgame locker room, Cavs star Donovan Mitchell grabbed Evan Mobley's attention from two stalls away and offered some advice. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
Get Garden Party A seasonal pop-up newsletter covering everything you need to know about the Celtics' and Bruins' postseasons. Enter Email Sign Up The Boston Celtics bench reacts after guard Payton Pritchard makes a three-point basket during the fourth quarter. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Advertisement Brown knew he could truly make his message resonate by setting the standard himself. So he took the floor in front of a rowdy and hungry and revved-up crowd and controlled every step in Boston's 106-93 win that gave it a 2-1 series lead. Brown said he watched film of Game 2 and realized his decision-making had been imperfect. There were times he turned down good shots to drive into traffic,
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
31 | C | |
21 | SF | |
10 | PG | |
2 | SG | |
30 | C | |
3 | SG | |
5 | SG | |
45 | SG | |
4 | C | |
15 | PF | |
24 | PF | |
8 | PF | |
20 | PF | |
35 | SG | |
9 | PG | |
1 | SF | |
13 | PF | |
32 | PF |