Sunday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics earned one of their most impressive wins of this season. Due to a delayed flight, the visitors arrived at "The Rock and Roll Capital of the World" at about 2 a.m. They were flying from Minnesota, where they had just suffered a 119-115 loss to the Timberwolves in the first half of this back-to-back.
To make matters more difficult, Boston was without two starters against Cleveland. Derrick White is dealing with a right calf contusion. Neemias Queta did not play due to left ankle sprain injury management.
And while the hosts were without Jarrett Allen and, at 12-9, now sit seventh in the East, they're still one of the most talented teams in the conference.