Cavaliers welcome back Dean Wade for playoff game against Celtics
- Cavaliers forward Dean Wade returned to the court after a two-month absence due to a knee injury.
- Wade made his playoff debut in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics, receiving a warm ovation from the crowd.
- However, Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen remains sidelined with a rib injury.
Dean Wade, a player for the Cavaliers, returned to play in the playoffs after being injured for two months. He made a big impact in the game against the Boston Celtics. Wade hadn't played since March 8, when he scored a career-high 23 points in a game against the Celtics. When he entered the game in the first quarter, he quickly made a 3-point shot, which made the crowd cheer loudly. Wade's return gives the Cavaliers more options for scoring, but the team is still missing their starting center, Jarrett Allen, who has been out for six games due to injured ribs. Allen was hurt during a previous series and has not yet fully recovered. The Cavaliers had hoped Allen, who had been playing very well, would be back by now, but his ribs are still healing. Dean Wade, who is 27 years old, is a good offensive player and shooter. Although he didn't score many points in the regular season, he had a great game against the Celtics in the past. In that game, he made six 3-point shots, helping the Cavaliers come back from a big deficit to beat the Celtics. On the other side, the Celtics were missing their center, Kristaps Porzingis, who was out with a calf injury for the fourth game in a row. This affected their lineup and strategy against the Cavaliers.