East Conf. Finals Game 5 - Cleveland Cavaliers 83-96 Boston Celtics: Celtics' Player Ratings  

Al Horford - 9/10

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics - Game Five

Stat line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4-of-9 from the field, 1-of-2 on threes

Horford has been the bedrock for Boston in this fairytale playoff run that they've put together so far. He started at the power forward slot for the first time in this series, and he outrebounded and outplayed Kevin Love through the course of the game.

Horford did not take ill-advised shots in this game as he was doing in the previous outing. He guarded Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson in the post as well as any other player in the league, and his decision-making did not falter all night.

Horford has the chance to turn the tables on LeBron for the first time in his career, and he looks primed to grab it with both hands if he continues to play as he did tonight in Game 6.