CLEVELAND: It has all the makings of a rivalry, even though Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said he doesn’t see it.
Kelly Olynyk dislocating Kevin Love’s shoulder, J.R. Smith’s shot to Jae Crowder’s face that left the latter with a sprained knee, the Cavs’ sweep of the Celtics in first round of last season’s playoffs, the Cavs’ heartbreaking one-point loss to the Celtics on Feb. 5.
Of late their meetings always seem to have drama, intensity, physicality and a sense of urgency.
That was no different Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena. And that’s not only because Amir Johnson elbowed Timofey Mozgov in the throat with 9:14 left in the third quarter, sending Mozgov to the floor and drawing a flagrant-1 foul.