Cleveland at Boston

The Cleveland Cavaliers now trail the Boston Celtics for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. That is because this Cleveland team continue to be overrated, and their failure to play defense has come back to haunt them. Over their last 21 games, the Cavaliers own a losing record of 10-11, have been out-scored by their opponents, and have allowed a woeful 109.6 points per game. Boston has the offense and depth to exploit that weakness, and Boston is also a hot team, having won 9 of their last 11. This is a spot for Celtics to make a statement that they are the new sheriffs in town, and the home crowd should be buzzing. Take Boston.