Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 on Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Jaylen Brown added 17 points, Al Horford had 15 points and 12 boards, and both Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart scored 13 for Boston. The Celtics have earned all three of their wins this series at home.
LeBron James finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Cleveland, though he committed six turnovers.
Kevin Love had 14 points and seven boards for the Cavaliers.
The result:
Boston Celtics 96 (Tatum 24, Brown 17, Horford 15, Morris 13, Smart 13) bt Cleveland Cavaliers 83 (James 26, Love 14). Celtics lead the series 3-2 .
