The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 25-3 first quarter deficit to defeat the host Boston Celtics 123-116 in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview on Friday evening. Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points,

One of the bigger regular season games of the year takes place Friday night when Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers visit Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics. The Cavs enter this game having won eight in a row and sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 48-10 record,

Dan Greenberg covers the Boston Celtics for Barstool. He joins the program to chat about the last Celtics-Cavs game of the regular season.

Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally from 22 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 123-116 on Friday night in the final regular-season meeting of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.

Trailing 25-3 less than five minutes into the game, the Cavs withstood stellar performances from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to snatch their ninth straight win.

Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to help the Cavaliers rally from 22 points down and stun the Celtics, 123-116, on Feb. 28 in the

Cleveland overcame a 22-3 deficit and tied the season series. It was a 'measuring stick' win, Donovan Mitchell said.

Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 26 in the second half, as the Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind to beat reigning NBA champions the Boston Celtics. In the match between the Eastern Conference's leading teams,

Mobley finally found his game, and Mitchell saved the day when it looked like all was lost. Could it generate hope for this spring?

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Mitchell's latest scoring explosion marked his first 40-point game of the season and the 19th of his Cavaliers career. When adding in Mitchell's five made threes, he tied Cleveland legend LeBron James for the most games (12) in Cavaliers history with at least 40 points and five threes ( via StatMuse ).