The Boston Celtics (4-2, 2-1 Away) travel to face the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-1, 3-0 Home) Wednesday in a matchup that pits sensational offense against tremendous defense. Boston outplayed the Washington Wizards 112-94 at TD Garden on Sunday. Jaylen Brown was the scoring leader with 24 points. Malcolm Brogdon was another standout performer with 23 points, four assists, and two rebounds.
The Celtics are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland won their fifth in a row on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, beating the New York Knicks 121-108. Donovan Mitchell had 38 points and 12 assists to lead the team. The Cavaliers are second in the Eastern Conference, 0.5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks.
This marks the final meeting of the season between the teams. Cleveland will be looking for a season sweep against Boston after triumphing in the only earlier matchup 132-123 in overtime at TD Garden on Friday. Caris LeVert led the Cavaliers with 41 points and seven assists. Jayson Tatum had 32 points and seven rebounds in defeat.
Tatum is averaging 30.8 points per game, 10th-highest in the league, to lead the Celts in scoring this season. Tatum also has grabbed 7.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Marcus Smart is dishing 6.2 assists. Mitchell (32.2 ppg) has powered the Cavs on offense. He has the fourth-best scoring average in the NBA.
Mitchell also has recorded 7.3 assists per game. Jarrett Allen has collected 11.7 rebounds per game. The Celtics rank second in the NBA in offensive efficiency, while the Cavaliers are second in defensive efficiency. The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (5-5). Cleveland has yet to suffer defeat at home this season in three games.
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