On Wednesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers (9-39) will have their hands full as they take on the Boston Celtics (29-18) at TD Garden, where they’re 18-5 this season. It’ll be a tough outing for the Cavs, who’ve lost four games in a row and 16 of their last 17 games, especially without veteran center Tristan Thompson, who’ll miss his fourth straight game with left foot soreness.
Plagued by injuries to their frontcourt (Thompson, Larry Nance Jr., Kevin Love and John Henson) and a key defender in David Nwaba, Cleveland still has someone with size to bang down low in big man Ante Zizic and Channing Frye is an inside-outside threat that can create space for the Cavs.