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NBA : ATS Matchup
Thursday 4/23/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
CLEVELAND
 
BOSTON
-6.5  

+6.5  
-270

+210

204.5
 
103
Final
95

CLEVELAND (55 - 29) at BOSTON (40 - 44)
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Thursday, 4/23/2015 7:05 PM
Eastern Conference - Round 1 - Best of 7 - Game 3 - CLE Leads 2-0
Board OpenLatest
733CLEVELAND-4.5-5
734BOSTON204203.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games55-29-8.740-4435-48103.253.345.8%52.198.650.045.5%48.8
Road Games22-19-4.118-2318-22102.851.544.9%51.4101.352.547.3%49.4
Last 5 Games4-1+32-33-2102.451.845.5%55.8102.650.445.8%46.4
Playoff Games2-0+21-11-1106.056.544.9%57.095.552.042.7%41.5
CLEVELAND Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)103.253.338-8245.8%10-2836.6%18-2475.4%521122197144
vs opponents surrendering99.849.837-8344.8%8-2235.0%17-2375.0%521122208145
Team Stats (Road Games)102.851.537-8344.9%10-2934.6%18-2475.7%511120198144
Stats Against (All Games)98.650.038-8345.5%8-2334.2%15-2074.8%491124218134
vs opponents averaging99.449.637-8444.7%8-2234.8%17-2375.0%521122208145
Stats Against (Road Games)101.352.539-8347.3%7-2233.5%15-2174.1%491024218135

BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games40-44+2.349-3443-41101.248.644.3%52.3101.348.445.0%53.8
Home Games21-20-7.121-1922-19101.449.744.2%53.199.948.444.7%53.6
Last 5 Games3-2+1.84-12-3101.650.845.4%46.696.648.443.8%55.8
Playoff Games0-2-21-11-195.552.042.7%41.5106.056.544.9%57.0
BOSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)101.248.639-8844.3%8-2532.6%16-2075.7%521124218134
vs opponents surrendering99.75037-8344.9%8-2235.1%17-2374.9%521122208145
Team Stats (Home Games)101.449.739-8944.2%8-2533.3%15-2076.3%531125218134
Stats Against (All Games)101.348.438-8545.0%7-2233.6%18-2375.8%541122197155
vs opponents averaging99.349.737-8344.7%8-2235.0%17-2374.9%521122208145
Stats Against (Home Games)99.948.438-8444.7%7-2234.0%17-2373.8%541121197145
Average power rating of opponents played: CLEVELAND 95,  BOSTON 95.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CLEVELAND - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
3/15/2015@ ORLANDO123-108W-11W200O45-7659.2%421642-8847.7%5113
3/16/2015@ MIAMI92-106L-5.5L203.5U30-7938.0%421442-7655.3%5115
3/18/2015BROOKLYN117-92W-12W207.5O45-8254.9%541136-8045.0%4111
3/20/2015INDIANA95-92W-10.5L201U35-8242.7%54936-8442.9%478
3/22/2015@ MILWAUKEE108-90W-8W195.5O42-8450.0%411338-7054.3%4123
3/25/2015@ MEMPHIS111-89W-1.5W194O43-8451.2%571837-8543.5%398
3/27/2015@ BROOKLYN98-106L-8.5L207U37-8145.7%441640-8646.5%5215
3/29/2015PHILADELPHIA87-86W-17L200U33-8538.8%641734-8440.5%5113
4/2/2015MIAMI114-88W-10.5W195O40-8050.0%521432-7542.7%4116
4/5/2015CHICAGO99-94W-8L194.5U35-8342.2%501034-7644.7%5516
4/8/2015@ MILWAUKEE104-99W-6L198.5O36-7448.6%511842-8450.0%3812
4/10/2015BOSTON90-99L-6L208U32-7741.6%512038-8445.2%5414
4/12/2015@ BOSTON78-117L10.5L197.5U31-7939.2%542446-8454.8%457
4/13/2015DETROIT109-97W-8W205O43-8550.6%571038-8345.8%447
4/15/2015WASHINGTON113-108W-8L190.5O43-9147.3%541642-9743.3%6013
4/19/2015BOSTON113-100W-12W204O37-8245.1%571237-7946.8%4114
4/21/2015BOSTON99-91W-11L205.5U34-7644.7%571833-8538.8%4211
4/23/2015@ BOSTON              
4/26/2015@ BOSTON              

BOSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
3/14/2015@ INDIANA93-89W9W193U35-8342.2%561134-8540.0%5214
3/16/2015PHILADELPHIA108-89W-8.5W195.5O44-8850.0%551134-8440.5%5316
3/18/2015@ OKLAHOMA CITY118-122L6.5W212O44-8452.4%512042-8847.7%5216
3/20/2015@ SAN ANTONIO89-101L9L205.5U35-8839.8%551538-8146.9%5013
3/22/2015DETROIT97-105L-6L196O38-10536.2%651339-8943.8%6814
3/23/2015@ BROOKLYN110-91W5W203.5U47-9251.1%53932-8936.0%5711
3/25/2015MIAMI86-93L-8L199U28-6940.6%551634-7744.2%4816
3/27/2015@ NEW YORK96-92W-11L194U29-6942.0%581638-8743.7%4512
3/29/2015LA CLIPPERS106-119L6L207.5O39-9341.9%501041-8448.8%6612
3/30/2015@ CHARLOTTE116-104W3W195.5O45-8950.6%51740-8547.1%4610
4/1/2015INDIANA100-87W-4W200.5U39-8645.3%551034-8142.0%5112
4/3/2015MILWAUKEE101-110L-5.5L194.5O39-8844.3%451645-8552.9%5218
4/4/2015@ TORONTO117-116W3W206O47-9748.5%511540-8348.2%5716
4/8/2015@ DETROIT113-103W-1.5W202.5O36-8045.0%421145-8453.6%4619
4/10/2015@ CLEVELAND99-90W6W208U38-8445.2%541432-7741.6%5120
4/12/2015CLEVELAND117-78W-10.5W197.5U46-8454.8%45731-7939.2%5424
4/14/2015TORONTO95-93W0W206.5U38-9938.4%591435-8043.7%5518
4/15/2015@ MILWAUKEE105-100W5.5W198O42-8549.4%461641-8946.1%5617
4/19/2015@ CLEVELAND100-113L12L204O37-7946.8%411437-8245.1%5712
4/21/2015@ CLEVELAND91-99L11W205.5U33-8538.8%421134-7644.7%5718
4/23/2015CLEVELAND              
4/26/2015CLEVELAND              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CLEVELAND: GUARDS: KYRIE IRVING will play off the ball more. With defenses keying on LeBron James, Irving should become a more efficient scorer . . . DION WAITERS will start for the Cavaliers at shooting guard. He shows flashes of brilliance on offense, but like Irving, doesn't play defense . . . MIKE MILLER reunites with James as a part-time floor spacer . . . JOE HARRIS' deep shooting makes him a possible long-term replacement for Miller. FORWARDS: LeBRON JAMES is the MVP favorite. He'll fill up the stat sheet while having these Cavaliers in a position to win every single night . . . KEVIN LOVE is one of the game's premier power forwards. He should have plenty of open looks this season, as he plays off of James. He'll also rack up rebounds . . . TRISTAN THOMPSON's switch from shooting left-handed to righty last season went well. He's a solid two-way player who should see time at center as well . . . SHAWN MARION will be a swiss-army knife off the bench for the Cavs. He can do a little bit of everything and will allow James to get a little rest this season. . . JAMES JONES followed James to Cleveland. He'll see minutes in a handful of games as a three-point specialist. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO stayed relatively healthy last season, and the Cavs will need him considering their thin rotation up front. He never developed much of an offensive game, but his energy, defense and rebounding fit well alongside Thompson and James.

Because of this important information, no power rating or computer score edges are posted for this game.

BOSTON: GUARDS: RAJON RONDO's name is etched on the trading block. Regardless of where he lands, his injured knee should be 100 percent healthy . . . With an improved three-point shot, AVERY BRADLEY has become a complete player. His defense guarantees minutes regardless . . . MARCUS SMART seems to be waiting in the wings for a Rondo trade. In the meantime, he'll back up both guard spots. Just like in college, he'll be brilliant at times, but inconsistent . . . Local product PHIL PRESSEY will stick around as a No. 3 point guard . . . EVAN TURNER was a disaster in Indy. He'll have a tough time making this rotation . . . MARCUS THORNTON was acquired as a trade throw-in. The Celtics don't have big plans for the remorseless gunner. FORWARDS: He's isn't a legitimate No. 1 option, but JEFF GREEN will be the go-to guy again. He hasn't been able to handle the extra defensive attention, becoming increasingly inefficient . . . He has plenty of limitations on both ends of the court, but JARED SULLINGER is a crafty scorer. He'll get close to starter minutes as the Celtics search for offense . . . BRANDON BASS will see time at the 4 and the 5. He's made a pledge to improve offensively, but more likely he'll be a defensive presence and a screen-setter . . . JAMES YOUNG missed most of the summer healing a neck injury. He's going to do some damage running the floor, but he doesn't have the skills for the half-court game in the NBA . . . GERALD WALLACE is playing out the string. CENTERS: KELLY OLYNYK has the most upside in this frontcourt. His rare mobility and skill set for a 7-footer made a difference last year. It's just a question of whether he can hold up defensively down low . . . TYLER ZELLER gives them another solid 7-footer who opposing defenses have to account for. He'll fit well in head coach Brad Stevens' system . . . JOEL ANTHONY isn't going to get off the bench.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Cavaliers-Celtics Preview* ===========================

By BRETT HUSTON STATS Senior Editor

Cleveland At Boston, Game Three, 7:00 p.m. EDT

It's hard to dispute Brad Stevens' credentials as a basketball prodigy, and his fourth-place finish in the NBA's coach of the year voting was just the latest reminder of how much he's accomplished on the sidelines at age 38.

That doesn't mean he has a master plan to shut down LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

His Boston Celtics played well in spurts in their two losses in Cleveland, but Stevens knows his team needs a more complete effort at home Thursday night in Game 3 to overcome the Cavaliers' ability to call on the series' two best players in crunch time.

Two national title game appearances at Butler seemed to prepare Stevens well for his role as the leader of the rebuilding Celtics, who despite their storied history currently share a few similar traits to their coach's Cinderella Bulldog teams.

Boston led in the second quarter of both games at Quicken Loans Arena before Cleveland dropped a pair of devastating runs that bled into the second half, a 53-25 spurt in Game 1 and a 32-9 eruption Tuesday en route to a 99-91 victory.

The difference in Game 2 was that the Celtics didn't go away, pulling within two midway through the fourth. But James and Irving closed it out in a quarter in which they combined for all 24 Cavaliers points.

"We made those guys earn everything they got," Stevens said, "and that's a step in the right direction. We were in a three-possession game and we shot 38 percent."

James had half of his 30 points in the fourth and Irving has averaged 28.0 in the first two, knocking down 8 of 17 3-pointers, but Stevens felt Boston made defensive progress.

"Obviously, they're great players," he said. "I thought we challenged Kyrie a little bit better. ... But he's a really explosive ball handler and scorer. And then when LeBron just puts his shoulder down and wants to get where he wants to go, it's hard to stop him from getting there.

"... But the third quarters killed us both games. We've been fighting from behind from that point on in both games."

One issue James is taking a closer look at heading into Game 3 is his turnovers. He's given it away 11 times in the first two games, including three in the fourth quarter Tuesday.

"The mistakes you make at home, you cannot make those on the road," he said.

Boston last hosted a playoff game in 2013 - it lost in six to New York in the first round - but it's been three years since James last stepped on the TD Garden floor in the postseason.

That performance happened to be one of the best of his storied career. As Miami faced elimination in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, James had 45 points and 15 rebounds in keeping alive his first championship season with the Heat.

That was only the third playoff win in Boston for James' teams in 12 tries. He was 1-6 there in his first stint with Cleveland.

James and the Cavaliers starters have outscored the Celtics 176-85 so far, while Boston's bench - paced by 44 points and 17 assists from Isaiah Thomas - has a 106-36 edge on Cleveland's reserves.

"They're coming in with a lot of firepower and scoring the ball," Cavs coach David Blatt said Wednesday. "We certainly have to do a better job with that. But at the end of the day, you're giving yourself a chance to win if you're holding your opponent to 91 (points) regardless of who's scoring."

The one Cavaliers starter who has done little offensively has been J.R. Smith, who has totaled 16 points and missed 12 of 15 from 3-point range. Blatt has only one piece of advice for Smith, who led the East in 3-point attempts (336) and makes (131) after coming over from New York.

"Take his good looks and keep shooting," Blatt said.

James' teams have never lost in 13 series after taking a 2-0 lead. They've won Game 3 in eight of those.


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 5:19:35 AM EST.


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