The Boston Celtics took a commanding series lead Tuesday night, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-94 behind 23 points from Jaylen Brown and a magnificent 11-9-5-4 stat line from Marcus Smart. The Celtics outscored the Cavs in the 3rd quarter 36-22 to invert the game.
It was a tale of two quarters for the Celtics comparing their Game 1 haymaker with the torrid start of LeBron James tonight. The Cleveland star was 4-7 from downtown for 21 points in first quarter, tying a playoff career high for the star in the playoffs. However, Jaylen Brown was up to the task, contributing his own 13 first quarter points on a similar downtown shooting clinic (3-5 from 3 in the 1st) as the Celtics weathered the storm early to end the quarter 27-23.