NEW YORK - Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Al Horford added 20 to power the Boston Celtics over Cleveland 108-83 Sunday, humbling LeBron James and his Cavaliers teammates in their NBA playoff series opener. James finished with 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting with seven rebounds and nine assists. The Celtics forced James to work harder defensively and rotated several players on the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player to contain him offensively. Boston surged ahead 61-35 at half-time, paced by Brown's 18 points and seven rebounds and Horford's 14 points and five assists. Brown scored 13 points in the first quarter while Horford added 11 and the Celtics owned a 14-6 rebounding edge.

Source: Bangkok Post May 13, 2018 22:18 UTC