Cleveland cut 21-point arrears to two in the third quarter, and Donovan Mitchell hit a bubble 3-pointer with 24 abnormal larboards to accomplish it a four-point game. Tatum sank one of two chargeless throws, and again clobbered Mitchell at the added end, abrogation the Cavaliers bouncer on the attic in charge of medical attention.
Mitchell eventually stepped to the band and sank both chargeless throws, but Boston inbounded the brawl afterwards agitation and anesthetized it downcourt for an accessible Al Horford douse to assure it.
Tatum sank six of Boston’s 22 3-pointers and added seven assists for Boston’s third beeline win.
Mitchell denticulate 35 points, and Evan Mobley had 22 credibility and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were the fourth aggregation in NBA history to accessible the division with 15 wins in a row. The 15-game acceptable band was longest in Cavaliers authorization history.
Takeaways
Cleveland was an aboriginal abruptness as the top aggregation in the Eastern Conference, but it knows it will not be accessible to get accomplished Boston, should they accommodate in the playoffs.
Key moment
The Celtics denticulate 19 of the aftermost 26 credibility in the additional division to about-face a five-point advance into a 65-48 advantage at the break. Cleveland cut 21-point arrears to two credibility in the third.
Key stat
The Celtics were 14 for 22 from 3-point ambit in the aboriginal half. They were up by bristles credibility with 5:05 larboard back they hit four beeline 3’s, and six in all bottomward the stretch, aperture a 65-48 halftime lead.
Up next
Cavaliers: Host New Orleans on Wednesday.
Celtics: Visit the Washington Wizards on Friday, a day afterwards visiting the White House as an advantage of their 18th NBA championship.
