Jayson Tatum scored 33 points and Jaylen Brown added 27, leading the Boston Celtics to a 109–102 win over the shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their second-round NBA playoff matchup. With the victory, the Celtics have a 3–1 lead in the best-of-seven series with an opportunity to close it out on Wednesday in Boston.
Cleveland faced a major uphill climb without Donovan Mitchell, who was sidelined with a calf strain. Mitchell averaged 29.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists in Cleveland's 10 games during this postseason, practically providing a one-man offense.