Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis combined for 71 points and perfect 22-of-22 free throw shooting, while Derrick White and Jrue Holiday rounded out the starting five with eight made threes and defensive tenacity that seemed to intensify as the game went on. Rebounding from a slow start, the Celtics outshot an energetic Cleveland offense and dominated the Cavaliers in crunch time, scoring an impressive 120-113 win. That was a point they seemed determined to remind the league of on Tuesday night against the playoff hopeful Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Boston Celtics may not have won the NBA’s first In-Season Tournament, but they remain the cream of the crop in the Eastern Conference.
