On Monday night, the Boston Celtics took down the shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the conference semifinals. With the Cavs without offensive flamethrower Donovan Mitchell, they put up a strong effort but ultimately couldn’t prevail over the Celtics’ three-point shooting finding its level.
Throughout the entirety of the regular season, the Celtics ran a high-octane offense that shattered records and racked up wins. The same mentality and approach that landed them the first seed in the East is the same that’s driven them within one win of punching their ticket to the conference finals for the third straight year.