The Cleveland Cavaliers hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics for a Sunday afternoon contest. The teams have split their two meetings this season. In their most recent meeting on Jan. 3, the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 102-88. Terry Rozier led the Celtics with 20 points in 20 minutes.
Cleveland has won three of their last five games. The game will feature the debuts of Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr, Rodney Hood, and George Hill. The Cavaliers should improve defensively as they have been abysmal ranking 28th in points allowed (110.1 ppg). LeBron James leads the Cavaliers attack as he is averaging 26.4 points, 8.9 assists, and 8.1 rebounds. Boston has won five of their last seven games. The Celtics are reliant on their defense which ranks second (98.7 ppg). Kyrie Irving leads the way as he is putting up 24.7 points and five assists.
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — On Opening Night, the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Boston Celtics — a matchup that looked to be a preview of the Eastern Conference finals.

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The remade Cavaliers still had LeBron James leading the way and the Celtics boosted their championship chances with a blockbuster trade for Kyrie Irving while also signing All-Star Gordon Hayward.

Well, here we are. It didn’t follow the path many expected on that October night. But it’s Cavs and Celtics for a trip to the NBA Finals.

On this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, Joe Vardon joins to recap Cleveland’s sweep against the Toronto Raptors and whether the Cavs found a working formula. We also preview the matchup against the Celtics, talk about which team has the coaching edge and why the Celtics should provide a tougher test than Toronto.