It’s only Game 1, and it’s only one half of play. But in this short amount of time what the Boston Celtics have managed to do to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers is nothing short of incredible.
The Celtics opened the game with a 36-18 advantage in the first quarter. They didn’t let up in the second quarter, finishing the first half up by an incredible 26 points, 61-35.
Statement half in Boston 🤐 pic.twitter.com/8m5OJgwtdm
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 13, 2018
Celtics with a 26-point lead over the Cavs at the end of the first half. 👀 pic.twitter.com/C9qCyZc8dD
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) May 13, 2018
Led by second-year player Jaylen Brown and veteran Al Horford, the Celtics just lambasted their rival, throwing down the gauntlet in a huge way to get this series started with a bang.
Jaylen Brown is soooo good [@gifdsports]pic.twitter.com/eOF3anczOn
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/NBATime_out/status/995766238168207366
Not surprisingly, Twitter was not kind to the Cavs for getting off to such a poor start.
https://twitter.com/calicoe509er/status/995764129775304704
Celtics with no superstars really might get LeBron up outta here.
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) May 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/FredGreetham/status/995765331686813708
https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/995764828861067270
The Celtics are up by 25 points
They don’t have Gordon Hayward
They don’t have Kyrie Irving
They do have Brad Stevens
— Eric Rosenthal (@ericsports) May 13, 2018
When does the Eastern Conference Finals start?
— Jeremy Sickel (@JeremySickel) May 13, 2018
more like lebron is mr cheeks, love is freaky tah, and the rest of these dudes are the lost boys. you’re not even sure what they do. https://t.co/0TQEdaUopC
— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 13, 2018
Just turned the game on…. 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/mrJ3bsCH0P
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 13, 2018
Lmao , Hey JR , keep shooting 💀😂😂😂
— Donnel Pumphrey Jr. (@Pumphrey6K) May 13, 2018
The Celtics scored more points in the first quarter than the Cavs did in the entire first half. #RingerNBA
— The Ringer (@ringer) May 13, 2018
But let’s not jump the gun too much. After all, this game isn’t over yet, and it’s a long series.
Wow the Cavaliers look terrible LeBron included. It's a 7 game series though anything can happen as the 2016 Warriors learned.
— Ian 😇 🧀 (@angelsfan270) May 13, 2018
Something for Cavs fans to remember: Pacers smashed you in Game 1, and Raptors led big in Game 1. However, these Celtics ain’t them! We’ll see…
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) May 13, 2018