The spectacular comeback of the Cleveland Cavaliers gained’t be attainable with out Lamar Stevens, and head coach J.B. Bickerstaff made positive to ship his heat reward to the hustling ahead on the postgame of their 118-114 extra time win over the Boston Celtics.
“There’s no way we win that game without Lamar,” Bickerstaff stated, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland Plain Dealer. “He set and changed the tone of the physicality, the effort. I know I say this a lot, but I love in this team that they didn’t want to disappoint him. He was giving it his full effort and they weren’t going to let his effort go wasted. They figured out a way. They raised their level and out-competed them and went out and won the game.”
Stevens emerged as the first power cog of the Cavs over the Celtics, as his hustle and soiled work propelled the membership to rally and acquire the extra time win after being down by double-digits in the fourth body.
The younger wingman pulled off eight factors and eight boards, whereby six of it got here from essential offensive possessions. His late three-pointer on the nook spot allowed Cleveland to go up 114-112.
With the win, the Cavs have confirmed themselves as sturdy performers on crunch time, going 7-0 on their extra time events this 2022-23 season.
