The Celtics' 113-98 win in Game 5 over the Cavaliers sends them to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth time in the last eight years.
Less than four minutes into Game 5, Isaac Okoro picked up his second foul. For a Cavaliers team already down Donovan Mitchell , Jarrett Allen , and Caris LeVert , another rotation player joining them on the bench for an extended rest was a blow one couldn't help but wonder about catching up with Cleveland later in the matchup.
Horford, who also had a pair of blocks and a deflection leading to a Tatum dunk in the final five minutes of the first half, sparked a surge in which the Celtics outscored their guests 15-4 to close the second frame.After a sequence where the former Florida Gator knocked down a three from the right corner, and Boston forced Dean Wade into a traveling violation, Horford headed down court pumping both fists and screaming in the direction of a TD Garden crowd he helped bring to life.
Celtics up 58-52 at the half after this JT 3PT - which led to a technical foul While this author didn't have Marcus Morris putting 14 points on the board in the first half on his bingo card, he was the only Cavalier to reach double figures in the first 24 minutes.
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