Even TNT seemed to feel bad for the Celtics in Game 1

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers attempts to block a shot by Isaiah Thomas in the first half during Game One of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

By Hayden Bird

May 17, 2017

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With the Cavaliers building a dominant lead against them, even the TNT scoreboard appeared to feel bad for the Celtics during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

After LeBron James assisted a wide-open dunk by Cleveland teammate Tristan Thompson early in the third quarter at TD Garden, the scoreboard visible on the TV broadcast mistakenly tacked the points on to Boston’s relatively meager tally.

TNT trying to help the Celtics by adding points to their score when Cleveland scores pic.twitter.com/2C5ftQrSRd

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