The two top teams in the Eastern Conference will square off at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The reigning Champions. Boston, have started to look better as of late. The Cavaliers have the best record in The NBA and is ready to face the Celtics.
Cleveland thoroughly demolished the Dallas Mavericks 144-101 in their prior game. That was the Cavs fourth straight win. The Cavs made 26 three-pointers versus The Mavericks, which is a new franchise record. Sam Merrill made nine shots from behind the arc on his own versus Dallas. The Cavaliers have also beaten Atlanta, Miami, and Detroit in their current four-game winning streak.
The Cavs have won 40 games and only lost nine so far this season. Cleveland owns an impressive home record of 24 wins and three losses. This is the third encounter of the season between the Cavs and the Celtics. They have won one game each. Cleveland has won seven out of their last ten games. Dean Wade and Isaac Okoro are out for the Cavs. The head coach Kenny Atkinson has a deep roster to choose players from.
The Celtics got the better of the 76ers in their prior game after being down by 26 points. Boston has also defeated The New Orleans Pelicans and the Chicago Bulls in their current three-game winning streak. Just as the Cavs, the Celtics have won seven out of their last ten games in the NBA. The Celtics have a record of 35 wins and 12 losses at this point in the season.
The Celtics' current road record is at 19 wins and six losses. The Boston Celtics have been better on the road than at home so far this season. Boston sits at the second spot in the East. More than five games behind the Cavaliers. Boston is fully healthy at the moment. No player is on the injury report for Boston. The Celtics have not reached the same heights as they did last season, yet.
CLEVELAND VS BOSTON
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WINNER - CLEVELAND