The Boston Celtics have put together their first win streak of the young season. Monday night in New Orleans, they knocked off a Pelicans team missing Zion Williamson. On Wednesday at TD Garden, they thwarted a more formidable opponent.
The hosts earned a 125-105 victory vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. The visitors, a top team in the Eastern Conference, entered this matchup on a three-game winning streak.
In the first frame, the two sides traded threes in a back-and-forth battle that resembled Marvin Hagler against Tommy Hearns. A central figure in that exchange was Sam Hauser.