The importance of the fifth game is destined to be the night of May 19, and it will surely be a night when both teams must go all out. Everyone wants to take the lead before the final decisive battle.

However, tonight, it was destined to be a night that did not belong to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Bostonians looked a little stronger in their home court, North Shore Garden Arena.

Although the Cavaliers also put all their strength in this game, the winner of the game was still occupied by the Bostonians who played at home.

95:104, the Boston Celtics finally defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers by 9 points in the extremely critical game, thus re-establishing the lead in this round of series.

This time, the third key victory in this round of the series can help the Boston Celtics touch the threshold for promotion for the first time. They only need to win in the next game to be able to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers with a big score of 4:2.

The whole city of Boston was obviously cheering for such a key victory. Even Mark Murphy, who had been silent for a long time, hurriedly published his future for the Celtics in the next game in the Boston Herald after the game.

"The Boston Celtics, who won the battle of Kings Mountain, have a very good chance to eliminate their opponents and advance to the next round. One and two consecutive wins not only brings the Boston Celtics back to the disadvantage of being one point behind, but also gains a lead again! Now, they only need to play the past two games in the next game and win again to end this round first! I believe that May 22 will surely be the lucky day for the Boston Celtics!"

Although he could finally speak up straight in the Boston Herald, this time, Mark Murphy was not as arrogant and domineering as he was at the beginning of this series. Perhaps it was the strength shown by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the past few games that made him somewhat afraid.

Especially after he mocked Wu Dawei, Wu Dawei's outbreak in the second game of this round of the series made Mark Murphy unable to get out of Taiwan at all, but instead became a laughing stock for others. This Boston reporter must still remember it freshly!

So this time, although his articles are still cheering for the victory of the Celtics, they no longer have those tone of winning.

Although the Boston Celtics won the crucial fifth game and achieved the match point of this series, it is not just a matter of being sure that they advanced to the next round.

The next game will be held at the home Quick Loan Center of the Cleveland Cavaliers. By then, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have been forced into a desperate situation, will undoubtedly fight back. So this will definitely become a tough battle.

This is the first time the Cleveland Cavaliers have suffered a streak of losses in the playoffs, and this first streak of losses has caused them to fall into a desperate situation all of a sudden. Undoubtedly, such a bad situation has made the players feel unhappy.

After the fifth game, all the players walked off the court without stopping and disappeared at the entrance of the player's passage. The only remaining part of the North Shore Garden Arena is the carnival Boston fans.

In this game, the Cavaliers' entire team performed poorly, and Wu Dawei only scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. The entire team seemed to have no competitiveness in the game, which was the key to their failure.

This game was also the worst game that Wu Dawei played in the ten games of the playoffs, and then rumors began to spread.

The most popular saying among fans is of course the saying of character. Some people say that Wu Dawei won two trophies before the start of the fourth game, and lost all his character that he had accumulated for 20 years.

However, this statement is only circulated among fans after dinner. After all, Wu Dawei's performance in the fourth game was not bad, but he was quite outstanding, but he was a bit out of standard in the fifth game.

The Cavaliers returned to Cleveland early the next morning, while the Boston Celtics did not immediately go to Cleveland. They set off from Boston the day before the game to Cleveland, where the sixth game was played.

"Cleveland is at the point of life and death!"

When the Boston Celtics arrived at Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland on May 21, as soon as they left the waiting hall, boarded the bus and drove on the way to the hotel, many Boston players looked out the window. It was easy to feel the urgency before the war came.

Slogans everywhere were on both sides of the road. When the bus was driving on the road in Cleveland, the passing Clevelanders found that this was a team from Boston. Many people raised their middle fingers to the bus to show disdain...

"The Clevelanders are still as enthusiastic as ever!"

The Boston players sitting on the bus are not as nervous as the city they are in now. They are of course the more relaxed side of their mindset when they master the match points.

After Kevin Garnett looked out the window, he still joked with his teammates in the car with great interest.

Compared to the Boston Celtics who came to Cleveland with a relaxed mood, the Cavaliers players began to prepare for the sixth game of this series after returning to Cleveland.

Because if they don't work harder, this sixth game may be the last game of the Cleveland Cavaliers this season.

From a team that was not favored by people at the beginning of the season to finally entering the playoffs and eliminating the favorite team to win the championship in the first round of the playoffs, the Miami Heat broke into the semi-finals in the East Division. And he also led his opponents with a 2:1 score in the semi-finals, and has reached the point where the Cavaliers players are naturally unwilling to be kicked out by the Bostonians.

So, although their current situation is in danger, fortunately, the next game will be played in Cleveland. So far, the Cavaliers' home record this season is 3 wins and 1 loss. If calculated based on mathematics, their winning rate in this game can reach 75%!

Although it is definitely unscientific and unreliable to calculate this way, at this time, these numbers can motivate the Cavaliers players.

The Cavaliers focus on training before the start of Game 6, which is naturally aimed at the inside of the Boston Celtics. Although Shaquille O'Neal's injury and Jermaine O'Neal's recurrence of knee injuries from time to time made the Celtics' inside line not very strong, they have an old and strong Kevin Garnett, but in this round of games, they have repeatedly caused great trouble to the Cavaliers.

In the crucial fourth and fifth games, Kevin Garnett also repeatedly had key and outstanding performance, which is one of the reasons why the Celtics were able to win.

So of course Byron Scott should pay attention to this point. Regarding Garnett, the Cavaliers head coach decided to discuss with his assistants after discussing with his assistants to implement a firm tactical double-team against Kevin Garnett in Game 6!

Of course, Wu Dawei is the best candidate for double-teaming. In this round of series, except for the misperforming performance in the fifth game, Wu Dawei performed very well in the other four games, especially the second game, which dominated the trend of the entire game.

Moreover, Wu Dawei's defense against Paul Pierce in this round of the series was quite good. In the past five games, Paul Pierce averaged only 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game in front of Wu Dawei, and his shooting percentage was only 44%.

In the past five games, Wu Dawei has averaged 25.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 2.6 blocks to the Cavaliers. It can be said that in this round of the series, Wu Dawei was a complete matchup for Paul Pierce.

So Byron Scott felt that Wu Dawei should be able to free up his hands in the game to assist in defense. After all, Paul Pierce did not have a highlight performance in the entire series except for scoring more than 20 points in the first game.

In addition to Kevin Garnett, the Cavaliers have to defend Thunder. Allen's firepower on the outside, although Gentleman Lei did not perform well at the beginning in this round of the series, he did not perform well in Game 4 and Game 5. He made 6 three-pointers in the fourth game and scored 23 points in the fifth game, which are another key figure that caused the Cavaliers to fail.

Of course, the Cavaliers' failure is not just the performance of these old guys from the Boston Celtics, but they also have some reasons for themselves. Chris Carman, who performed well in the first round, did not perform as amazingly as in the first round in this round, which is another reason why the Cavaliers are so difficult in this round.

Although Carman is a powerful center, he cannot perform well like a real top center. No matter what kind of opponent he faces. After facing Boston's slightly tougher and braver inside combination, Chris Carman completely lost his style in the first round.

Whether it is the slick O'Neal or the tough Kevin Garnett, this big center is a bit overwhelmed. His average score in the second round was only 13 points, which is completely different from his average of 20 extra points in five games in the first round.

This round of the series with the Celtics not only made the Cavaliers encounter situations they had never encountered in the first round, but also made the Clevelanders know that their team's lineup still has shortcomings.

Only by playing more hard battles can you find more shortcomings. Undoubtedly, the upcoming game six will once again become the detector of the strength of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Chapter completed!