Celtics rally from 15 down in the first quarter, win on Bradley’s corner 3-pointer at the buzzer
Avery Bradley made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Isaiah Thomas at the buzzer, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-103.
The Celtics trailed 32-17 with 19 seconds left in the first quarter. They were still down 101-96 with 9.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, with a 1.4% chance to win, and outscored the Cavaliers 8-2 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Cavaliers 18-15. Evan Turner scored 4 of the Celtics’ 18 on 2 for 4 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line.
Thomas scored 22 points but shot 5 for 19, and Turner added 19 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench. Thomas scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Cavaliers, LeBron James scored 30 points (13 in the fourth quarter), and JR Smith added 20 points with 5 3-pointers. Iman Shumpert had 4 points, 8 rebounds and a season-high 5 steals off the bench.
The Celtics outscored the Cavaliers 47-21 off the bench. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 26-15 in 10 minutes together. Smith fouled out.