BOSTON (AP) LeBron James is tired. The young Boston Celtics seem to be getting stronger.
Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points – his ninth 20-point game of the postseason – and Boston beat Cleveland 96-83 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics held James to two fourth-quarter points, earning their 10th straight victory in Boston to remain perfect at home this postseason and move within one win of their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2010.
»I just enjoy playing in the big moments, in the big games. That’s when I have the most fun,» said Tatum, who needs one more 20-point game to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s rookie record of 10 in a postseason.
»I can’t say it enough: We’re one win away from being in the finals,» Tatum said. »The playoffs bring the best out of people.»
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LeBron James luce cansado, mientras que el joven equipo de los Celtics se ven cerca y fuertes.
El novato Jayson Tatum anotó 24 puntos, su noveno partido de mas de 20 puntos en postemporada y Boston superó 96-83 a los Cavaliers de Cleveland el miércoles para tomar ventaja de 3-2 en la serie final por la Conferencia del Este.
Los Celtics controlaron a James, para lograr su décima victoria consecutiva en casa, manteniendo una temporada perfecta en postemporada, para quedar a una victoria de avanzar a la gran final de la NBA, desde el 2010.
El sexto partido de la serie sera el viernes en Cleveland y de ser necesario un séptimo y definitivo se jugaría en Boston.