The two top teams in the Eastern Conference clash in Cleveland where the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics on Wednesday morning for the third game of their regular season series. With the series tied at 1-1, NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers are slight favorites to win a fifth straight game. Both teams are in excellent form with a similar 4-1 record in their last five. The Cavs are on a four-game streak while the Celtics have won their last three. Interestingly both teams lost to the Houston Rockets in their sole defeat in the last five. The home team has won in each of their earlier matchups this season.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: TNT
Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
Date: 05.02.2025 03:30
Cleveland Cavaliers
The NBA leaders, Cleveland Cavaliers, (40-9) have resumed their hot streak recently, beating the Dallas Mavericks by 43 points, the Atlanta Hawks by 22 points and Miami Heat by 20. Since coming out of a blip that saw them lose three consecutively, the Cavs have resumed regular programming in an outstanding season so far. Facing a Dallas Mavericks side that had sold Luka Dončić hours earlier, the Cavaliers blitzed the Mavs 144-101, scoring a franchise record 50 points in the first quarter. The Mavs were light, playing without injured All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, forward P.J. Washington, and centers Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II. Evan Mobley led the Cavs with 22 as they also set a franchise record of 91 points in the first half.
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The Boston Celtics (35-15, second in the Eastern Conference), rallied from a 26-point deficit to top the Philadelphia 7ers 118-110 on Sunday night. The Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla had toyed with the idea of pulling his starters with the looming trip to Cleveland, but the players fought on to close the deficit and win. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 35 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 21 points and Kristaps Porziņģis contributed 18 points as the champions took the lead at 101-100 with 6:51 to go. The Celtics, who had struggled with 3-pointers in the earlier part of the game, went on a 41-10 run in the fourth quarter, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Tatum to take the lead at 101-100.
Betting Odds
The Cleveland Cavaliers are 1.82 favorites on Betway which prices the Boston Celtics as 2.04 underdogs. Over 235 is at 1.667 on 1xVet which has the under at 2.15 odds. Donovan Mitchell is priced at 1.83 to score over 25.5, with Kristaps Porziņģis at 1.95 to hit over 18.5. Read more here.
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