After winning four of five around the All-Star Break, the Cavaliers have dropped their last three. But they have a chance to get back into the win column on Wednesday night when the shorthanded Celtics – who could be without four starters – roll into Cleveland.
The Wine & Gold hung tough with their previous two Playoff-bound opponents – including a four-quarter battle on Monday night against Utah despite being without Andre Drummond, Tristan Thompson and Darius Garland. With that trio on the bench, Collin Sexton posted a career scoring night to keep Cleveland in the contest, but Rudy Gobert’s presence on the inside was too much for J.