St. Louisan Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics resume their quest for a National Basketball League world championship when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The best of seven series will begin on Tuesday night at T.D. Gardens Arena in Boston, beginning at 6 p.m. (St. Louis time). The game will be televised on TNT.
Boston, the No. 1 seed in the East, took care of the Miami Heat in five games to advance to the second round while the fourth-seeded Cavaliers survived a seven-game series against the Orlando Magic to punch their ticket to the conference semifinals
The two teams met three times during the regular season with Boston winning twice in Boston and Cleveland winning once on its home court.
In the three regular-season games, Tatum averaged 25.3 points, 11 rebounds and three assists a game.
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Here is the schedule for the Boston-Cleveland series.
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Game 1: Cleveland at Boston, Tuesday, May 7, 6 p.m. (TNT)
Game 2: Cleveland at Boston, Thursday, May 9, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3: Boston at Cleveland, Saturday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
Game 4: Boston at Cleveland, Monday, May 13, 6 p.m (TNT)
*Game 5: Cleveland at Boston, Wednesday, May 15, TBD
*Game 6: Boston at Cleveland, Friday, May 17, TBD
*Game 7: Cleveland at Boston, Sunday, May 19, TBD
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*Denotes If Necessary
