Before the season, the Boston Celtics were crowned one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference thanks to the addition of Al Horford to the young nucleus. So you can see why this game against the Cleveland Cavaliers sets the bar on how good they are.
The only thing is, the Cavs are just too good.
As you can see in the play up top, they were on cruise control by the third quarter, just doing whatever the fuck they wanted as the lead grew to 20 points.
The Celtics made a comeback in the 4th quarter, but it wasn’t enough.
LeBron James put the game on his shoulders, facilitating his teammates and knocking down jumpers in the clutch to give the Cavs the definitive win.
Cleveland is now 5-0 for the first time since the 1976-77 season. James’ 30 points also put him to within two points to be in the Top 10 all time in the NBA in scoring.
FINAL: CLE 128 | BOS 122
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