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Celtics just bullied Mitchell and Garland in more ways than one

The Boston Celtics completely erased Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland in their win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.

Boston Celtics, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers | David Dermer-Imagn Images

The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night with one simple game plan: Take Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland out of the same. But at the same time, they wanted to keep them in it. On offense, they wanted Mitchell and (more significantly) Garland in every action. Yet when the Cavs were on offense, they did whatever they could to get the ball out of their hands.