Recap: Crowder fadeaway seals 1st round date with Cavs

Jae Crowder for the game-winner! Celtics win, 95-93! pic.twitter.com/BT6Vs8iwN5

— Peter Stringer (@peterstringer) April 15, 2015

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsBoom. Where LeBron at? We coming for you, King James.

Jae Crowder’s corner fadeaway with 0.8 seconds remaining propelled the Celtics past the Raptors, 95-93, and into a 1st round playoff match-up with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

How did the Celts manage to win this game while shooting so poorly (38% FG, 22% 3 FG)? A pinch of  heart and hustle with a dash of grit and balls. 

Evan Turner (14 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 7 TOs) continues to make clutch plays. His jumper with 35 seconds remaining put Boston up 91-89 and his hustle/offensive rebound/assist combo resulted in a Tyler Zeller lay-up that put Boston up 93-91 with 14 seconds left. 

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Marcus Smart’s stat line (9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal) isn’t indicative of the impact the kid had on this game. Pure hustle tonight.

Gross

Kelly Olynyk had 3 points in 13 minutes. 

Avery Bradley left the game in the 3rd quarter with a bruised quad and did not return. The injury doesn’t appear to be serious.

Greenlights

Marcus Smart with the lefty jam to beat the halftime buzzer

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• Boston had 17 offensive rebounds
• Jae Crowder is 7-48 from 3 FG since March 16
• The Celtics marked the 50th anniversary of Havlicek stole the ball with an on the court ceremony featuring Hondo and his family

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