However, this is exactly what happened as the Wine and Gold stunned the crowd at TD Garden, in their 123-116 win over the Celtics. Donovan Mitchell spoke after the game about the team's performance and persistentcy in the victory.

Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied past the Boston Celtics Friday night in an Eastern Conference showdown.

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.

Boston, playing without Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, came out firing with a dominant 25-3 start and finished the first quarter with a 12-point lead. However, they failed to maintain their momentum as Cleveland fought back behind a sensational performance from Donovan Mitchell .

The Cavs have won 12 consecutive games for the third time this season. But one element has left them unsatisfied with the history they're making.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won all kinds of games this season. They’ve blown their opponents out, gotten close wins, and rallied from a big deficit; they’ve done it all. Not all games will be their best game,

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 118-117 nailbiter of a road win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. … 1. Well, that’s one way to almost blow a 12-game winning streak.