The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the East powerhouses.

Celtics host Cavs in crucial matchup. DeAndre Hunter vs. Jayson Tatum, lineup decisions, and playoff implications.

The Cleveland Cavaliers showed a ton of heart and grit in their come-from-behind victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. The Wine and Gold again demonstrated their determination on Sunday afternoon,

The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the East powerhouses.

Hunter is capable of defending every position, and against Boston he will most often be deployed against All-Star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

So, on Feb. 6, they acquired talented wing DeAndre Hunter from the Hawks, bolstering their chances in a potential playoff series against the Celtics ... and against Boston he will most often ...

The Celtics, of course, cruised through their championship run in 2024 with a 16-3 playoff record after a 64-18 regular-season campaign that topped the NBA. Boston still has all its essential contributors from that run, and now, an improved Pritchard.

The Cavs delivered their biggest statement win of the season, rallying from 22 points down to stun the Celtics, 123-116.

They finished second place in the Eastern Conference standings behind the Celtics, but it was a distant second. Boston won 14 more ... for 6-foot-8 wing DeAndre Hunter who has averaged 14.8 ...

The Cavaliers are determined to win it all and to get there they have to go through the defending champions: the Celtics.

Heading into their final regular season matchup with the Celtics, the Cavs are looking to validate their championship swagger.

The two best teams in the Eastern Conference will clash on Friday night when the Boston Celtics take on the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. ET. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between these powerhouses, with the Celtics looking to win the regular season series with a third victory over the Cavs.