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Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers |
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2018 NBA Western Conference finals Game 7, May 27 - Q4 |
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| TD Garden, Boston, MA | ||
| Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 79 | SCORE | 87 |
| 26 | Q1 | 18 |
| 17 | Q2 | 21 |
| 13 | Q3 | 20 |
| 23 | Q4 | 28 |
The Boston Celtics are yet to lose a game at home during the NBA Playoffs, but will face their toughest challenge yet when they host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 10:30am (AEST).
While LeBron has been well below his usual lofty standards on the road in this series, his record in elimination games is staggering.
At 34 points per game, he has a 13-9 win-loss record, which was only solidified in Game 6 as he put up 46 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. It was an incredible performance back at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, one which allowed the Cavaliers to hold a double-digit lead for much of the game before putting it away during the fourth quarter.
What made the performance of LeBron even more staggering was playing 46 minutes and doing so with Kevin Love out for most of the match after suffering a head knock early on.
While it’s not known if he will be back for Game 7, it will have a major impact on the final result, with the forward the key assistant to LeBron across the first six games, and certainly in the three Cleveland won back at home.
If Cleveland are to win, crowd control will be a major element. Boston have a young team, with guys like Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown running the show.
They have been able to feed off their crowd all playoffs, and once they are ahead, have been hard to peg back with an experienced hand like Al Horford steadying the ship.
Winning from behind though, especially if LeBron is firing, will be a monumental task. The young Boston side could well be overawed by the occasion of Game 7 as well, something the Cavs – most of them, anyway – have proven not to be previously.
Boston still go in as favourites though on the back of their incredible defence throughout the series and composure to get this far. If they have done it for six games and the previous two series, then fans should be confident in their ability to do it one more time.
Prediction
I know, I know. Boston have been sensational at home and haven’t really looked like losing there, but how do you tip against LeBron in Game 7? If he could almost single-handidly bring down the Warriors juggernaut a few seasons ago in Game 7 of the finals, then there is little doubt in my mind he can do something similar here.
Don’t be surprised if we get some overtime.
Cavaliers by 3.
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