Mattie T’s 2nd Rd NBA Playoffs Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 1, 2010
Season-series recap:
October 28th, 2009@Cleveland:
Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 points & 11 rebounds, as the Celtics overcame a 38-point effort from LeBron James to beat the Cavaliers 95-89.
Ray Allen also added 16, as Boston’s bench enjoyed a 27-10 advantage.
Shaquille O’Neal scored 10 points & grabbed 10 rebounds in his Cleveland debut, as the Cavaliers shot just 41.4% for the game.
February 25th, 2010@Boston:
LeBron James had 36 points, 9 assists & 7 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers used a huge 2nd half to power past the Boston Celtics 108-88.
Mo Williams scored 19, as Cleveland shot 52.6% for the game.
Ray Allen led Boston with 21 points, as the Celtics shot just 40.7% for the game.
Rajon Rondo added 19 points & 11 assists.
March 14th, 2010@Cleveland:
LeBron James starred with 30 points, 8 rebounds & 7 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame the absence of Shaquille O’Neal (thumb) to beat the Boston Celtics 104-93.
Anderson Varejao scored 17 points & grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench, as Cleveland won despite hitting just 31-of-48 (64.6%) of their free-throw attempts.
Ray Allen led the Celtics with 20 points, 6 rebounds & 5 assists as Paul Pierce & Kevin Garnett each scored 18 points apiece.
April 4th, 2010@Boston:
Ray Allen scored a season-high 33 points for the Boston Celtics, who withstood a late game-winning three-point attempt by LeBron James to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-113.
Kevin Garnett added 19 points & 8 rebounds, as Boston won despite getting outscored 32-19 in the 4th quarter.
LeBron James had 42 points, 9 assists & 7 rebounds in a losing cause and also went 0-for-9 from behind the arc.
Mo Wiliams scored 17, as the Cavaliers narrowly lost without Shaquille O’Neal & Anderson Varejao.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Cavaliers in 6.
