Can't be unhappy with the fight and effort tonight, fatigue and a short roster made that late loss close to inevitable, but some great signs. Sexton was excellent all night, picking his moments.
Pretty entertaining game but it doesn't mean much with both teams really depleted of key players. Yep, Cedi had a very bad game going 3-for-14 and Delly missed all five of his 3-point shots, none of which were contested. The two of them combined to go 3-for-22.
Boston was missing three starters so we were able to make a game of it even without Dre, TT, and Garland. Love, Nance, and Sexton had great games. Sexton blew away his career high as he pumped in 41 points in 45 minutes and even added 6 assists. Love was 26/14 and Nance was 19/15/4 with 4 steals. Nance just keeps getting better.
Unfortunately, the Celtics had Jayson Tatum, who scored 30. He and Ojeleye combined to go 10-for-18 on 3's while the rest of the Celtics were 1-for-12. Ojeleye, a former 2nd round pick in his third season, is averaging 2.8 ppg this year in 14 minutes. He had 22 points tonight in 30 minutes going 8-for-11 from the field. He really hurt us off the bench.
Kevin Porter Jr got shoved into a teammate and banged his head. He had to leave after only 10 minutes so the Cavs were even more short-handed and had to use their G-League guy, Dean Wade, who had 2 points in 16 minutes. We probably would have won this one if Porter hadn't taken that shot to the head.
A gutty effort by the Cavs but the poor shooting by Delly and Cedi plus the injury to KPJ cost them a win. At least they have two days off to rest up and hopefully get Thompson, Garland, and Drummond back, or at least one or two of them. Hope Porter isn't out long.
Love is 11-for-21 on 3's the last two games. He's so locked in he's putting them up from five feet behind the line if he's open.