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The Celtics are the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, not the Cavaliers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers' NBA struggles continued as the Boston Celtics took control of the Eastern Conference, while the Golden State Warriors' streak was ended.
The Celtics trailed by 11 after one and by as many as 13 in the second quarter before Isaiah Thomas (13 points, 8 assists) scored 10 points in a two-minute stretch to end the first half with the Celtics up 57-56.
Even though the Bulls are the eighth seed and the Celtics are the first, Wade isn't lacking confidence, as he's been in this situation before and knows that postseason basketball is just a different animal.
Spencer Hawes and Michael Beasley each had 15 points for Milwaukee, who had already claimed the sixth seed in the East following a Hawks victory Tuesday.
Boston shrugged off an unimpressive first three quarters on Fan Appreciation Night and ran away with a 112-94 victory. "Now we have to turn the page and get ready for Toronto". (10) after Prince was introduced in the starting lineup before the Hawks game against the Boston Celtics at Philips Arena. With eight minutes left in the game, the Bucks held a slight lead, 88-87.
Magic 113, Pistons 109: Aaron Gordon had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Elfrid Payton scored 21 points and Orlando overcame a late-run by Detroit.
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He had some shaky games in that series (many wondered aloud why the Celticswould want to attempt to sign him in the off-season), but his "just win baby" mentality worked out for him and Atlanta. With this loss, Cleveland no longer has sole possession of the No. 1 overall seed in the East.
"I think there's a pride in being consistent, and I told the guys that", said head coach Brad Stevens. I don't know when - but I'm going to make it tough for him. "But that wasn't the deciding factor in any moves". But Thomas still finishes the year third in the league in scoring, finishing behind only Russell Westbrook and James Harden. "I've never been a No. 1 seed".
The team can not afford to lose Thomas, but these five players are also essential to the team's playoff hopes and must play big to go deep into the playoffs.
The C's and Bulls split their four matchups during the regular season. The NBA didn't start keeping track of blocks or steals until the 1973-74 season.
"Isaiah Thomas averaged 28.9 points per game this season, the second most by a Celtic all-time (Larry Bird - 29.9 in 1987-88) and the most by a player shorter than 6'0" all-time (Thomas is 5'9"). Afterward, he said he was "100 percent".
Avery Bradley: "They're a very good team, we're going to do a great job preparing over the next few days, and it's going to be a great series for us". "I was able to get my rhythm back tonight". Totals 37-84 14-17 94. The 23-year old former Gator averaged a career-high 23.1 points while shooting 48.2% from the field. Rebounds - M 43 (Payton 7), B 46 (Horford, Green 6). Assists-Milwaukee 26 (Payton 5), Boston 31 (Smart, Thomas 8).
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