The Cavaliers were led by Donovan Mitchell's twenty-nine points and Evan Mobley's twenty-one in a victory that tied the series at one game apiece.
The series swings to Cleveland for game three on Saturday evening.
Swashbucklings
1) I have to admit, I was completely caught off guard by this win.
I thought Cleveland would win one game in the series but I didn't figure that victory would come in Boston.
I still think Boston will win the series but I'll change my prediction from Celtics in five to Celtics in six,
2) Evan Mobley played his best game of the season, finishing with twenty-one points, ten rebounds, and five assists but just as important was how he accomplished those numbers.
Mobley played with an aggressiveness that has been lacking at times in his career and if he can repeat this more often, his career and Cleveland will be better for it.
3) Key stat: Cleveland 13/28 from three point range, Boston 8/35.
When the team that is the better shooting team has that type of night, it's not a night that will bode well.
4) The game was tied at the half with Cleveland outscoring Boston 36-24 in the third quarter and you could see Boston's frustration with their shots not falling.
The huge deficit was rolled up in garbage time but the game was won in the third.
5) Boston never seemed to change their strategy with their poor shooting, they stubbornly continued to jack up threes and hoped things would change.
There is something to be said for self-confidence but to not try any other tactics seemed to be an error for me.
6) Boston's Derrick White scored twenty-five in game one, but only ten in game two and shot one of eight from three.
7) Cleveland did receive bench help from Caris LeVert who popped in twenty-one points as a reserve.
LeVert will be key in the series with his status as the main offensive threat off the bench.
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