“At the end of the day, they didn’t have Kristaps [Porzingis] and Jrue [Holiday] didn’t play,” Donovan Mitchell said after coming back down 22 points to beat the Celtics on Friday night.
A win’s a win, for sure. All credit to the Cavaliers. There’s a reason that Cleveland is ## games ahead of Boston in the Eastern Conference and the most likely #1 seed in the East. However, despite splitting the season series, it’s fair to think that Boston might have swept the Cavaliers in the regular season. Back in December, a 22-8 fourth quarter run led to a 4-point loss for a Jaylen Brown-less Celtics and to start the homestand, they dropped another without Porzingis and Holiday.