Through two games, LeBron’s Cavs have been outhustled, outexecuted, outsmarted and roundly outperformed by a Celtics team that looks like it smells blood in the water.
The Cubs got to Braves closer Arodys Vizcaino for two runs in the top of the ninth in Tuesday’s 3-2 win at SunTrust Park. With the Cubs down, 2-1, after Atlanta rookie Ronald Acuna Jr.’s solo homer in the bottom of the eighth, Albert Almora Jr. and Addison Russell hit back-to-back one-out doubles to tie the game and set the stage for Ben Zobrist’s two-out single to center for the go-ahead run. Brandon Morrow pitched a perfect ninth for the save. Yu Darvish fired four strong innings in his return, and starter Mike Foltynewicz struck out 10 in five innings for the Braves.
Stephen Piscotty looked to the sky, tapping his heart as he crossed home plate. Playing in his first game back with the A’s after taking time to grieve the passing of his mother, Gretchen, Piscotty had just homered in his first at-bat at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. The gesture, he said last week after his mom died following a year-long battle with ALS, was her way of signaling, “I love you and thank you” in her final days.
Stephen Piscotty looked to the sky, tapping his heart as he crossed home plate.
Boston overcame a double-digit deficit and a 42-point triple-double from LeBron James to take Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Despite a big-time effort from LeBron James, Boston rallied for a big second half to take complete control of the Eastern Conference finals.
Despite a big-time effort from LeBron James, Boston rallied for a big second half to take complete control of the Eastern Conference finals.
Victor Hedman scored his first goal of the playoffs and added two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final Tuesday night and cut their series deficit to 2-1. Hedman had the primary assist
Tampa Bay went on the road down two games in the East finals and jumped all over Washington for a big Game 3 win.
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