Despite what the scoreboard suggests, the Cleveland Cavaliers were actually in this game in the first half against the Boston Celtics. The Cavs played good basketball for most of the first half thanks to strong starts from Tristan Thompson and Jordan Clarkson.
The game was tied with two minutes left in the second quarter when things started to unravel. Boston closed the half with a 15-5 run and took a ten-point lead into the break. That 15-5 run quickly snowballed into a 64-32 run as the Cavs weren’t able to stop the bleeding as this game got away quickly.