NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Preview, Odds, Predictions

The Boston Celtics will visit Cleveland, where they clash with the excellent Cavaliers, who have been playing good basketball since the year began. Both teams score a lot of points and have solid shooting percentages. In general, the Cs and the Cavs play offensive-minded basketball, with the note that the guests from Boston know to tighten up the defense in the clutch moments, while Cavs break the rivals with the offensive pace. These teams played a few days ago, and the Cavs won at the TD Garden.

Preview

Boston Celtics (4-2, -110) suffered back-to-back losses to the Bulls and the Cavaliers, but they bounced back with a victory over the Wizards, 112-94. We need to say that the situation with Joe Mazzulla is going well for the Cs, with the head coach continuing where Ime Udoka stopped.

Against the Wizards, Boston hit 21 threes in 47 attempts but had only 28 points from the paint, allowing 46 on the other end. Now that is something that isn’t characteristic of the Celtics, who defended the area around the rim well last season.

Jaylen Brown scored 24 points with 10 boards, while Tatum and Malcolm Brogdon added one point fewer each. Brogdon got in off the bench, and was a refreshment, holding a high pace in the offense, scoring a point per minute when looking at the average.

Cleveland Cavaliers (5-1, +130) indicated great potential last season, and we knew even then that this team has enough potential to make big-time results. After a busy offseason, during which they landed Donovan Mitchell, the ambitions became bigger, and currently, the Cavs are doing fine.

After losing on the opening night, the Cavaliers triumphed in five consecutive matchups, becoming the hottest team in the league. Some would say that it is early to judge, but we have to repeat, this crew has massive potential.

They beat the Knicks at home in the most recent event, 121-108. Mitchell was unstoppable with 38 points and 12 assists, hitting eight shots from the deep, harassing the rivals from the Big Apple. Dean Wade made six threes and racked up 22 points, while Kevin Love had a fantastic productivity off the bench – 29 points in 22 minutes, with thees as well as eight boards.

Head to Head Games

A few days ago, the Cavaliers beat the Celtics at the TD Garden 132-123 after overtime. Caris LeVert went wild on the Cs, dropping 41 points and there was no way for anyone to stop him that night. Though, Donovan Mitchell also had 41 buckets, and these two announced the form of another dynamic duo in Ohio. Tatum and Brown scored 32 each for the Celtics.

Predictions

The Cavaliers are looking terrifying, and we would go with their win here. We really respect the Celtics, and they are among the top contenders for winning the title, in our opinion, but right now, the Cavs are a problem for the entire league. The offensive diversity and the pressure on that end of the court are impressive, so we have to side with them in Wednesday’s clash.

Pick: Cavaliers win +130