Who’s Playing

Boston @ Cleveland

Current Records: Boston 45-20; Cleveland 40-26

What to Know

The Boston Celtics might have tired legs after a contest yesterday as they head on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET March 6 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Coming off of a loss in a game they were expected to win, the Celtics nows face the more daunting task of proving themselves against unfavorable odds.

Boston fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the New York Knicks on Sunday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result, falling 131-129. Power forward Jayson Tatum put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 40 points and 11 boards in addition to six dimes. That makes it three consecutive games in which Tatum has had at least 11 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Cleveland made easy work of the Detroit Pistons this past Saturday and carried off a 114-90 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Cleveland had established a 96-67 advantage. Their point guard Darius Garland did his thing and shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and finished with 21 points and seven assists.

Boston is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Brooklyn Nets March 3 easily too and instead slipped up with a 115-105. In other words, don’t count Cleveland out just yet.

How To Watch

• When: Monday at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, Ohio
• TV: Bally Sports – Ohio
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $40.55

Odds

The Cavaliers are a 4-point favorite against the Celtics, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Cavaliers, as the game opened with the Cavaliers as a 2-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Cleveland have won 20 out of their last 39 games against Boston.

• Mar 01, 2023 – Boston 117 vs. Cleveland 113
• Nov 02, 2022 – Cleveland 114 vs. Boston 113
• Oct 28, 2022 – Cleveland 132 vs. Boston 123
• Dec 22, 2021 – Boston 111 vs. Cleveland 101
• Nov 15, 2021 – Boston 98 vs. Cleveland 92
• Nov 13, 2021 – Cleveland 91 vs. Boston 89
• May 12, 2021 – Cleveland 102 vs. Boston 94
• Mar 17, 2021 – Cleveland 117 vs. Boston 110
• Jan 24, 2021 – Boston 141 vs. Cleveland 103
• Mar 04, 2020 – Boston 112 vs. Cleveland 106
• Dec 27, 2019 – Boston 129 vs. Cleveland 117
• Dec 09, 2019 – Boston 110 vs. Cleveland 88
• Nov 05, 2019 – Boston 119 vs. Cleveland 113
• Mar 26, 2019 – Boston 116 vs. Cleveland 106
• Feb 05, 2019 – Boston 103 vs. Cleveland 96
• Jan 23, 2019 – Boston 123 vs. Cleveland 103
• Nov 30, 2018 – Boston 128 vs. Cleveland 95
• May 27, 2018 – Cleveland 87 vs. Boston 79
• May 25, 2018 – Cleveland 109 vs. Boston 99
• May 23, 2018 – Boston 96 vs. Cleveland 83
• May 21, 2018 – Cleveland 111 vs. Boston 102
• May 19, 2018 – Cleveland 116 vs. Boston 86
• May 15, 2018 – Boston 107 vs. Cleveland 94
• May 13, 2018 – Boston 108 vs. Cleveland 83
• Feb 11, 2018 – Cleveland 121 vs. Boston 99
• Jan 03, 2018 – Boston 102 vs. Cleveland 88
• Oct 17, 2017 – Cleveland 102 vs. Boston 99
• May 25, 2017 – Cleveland 135 vs. Boston 102
• May 23, 2017 – Cleveland 112 vs. Boston 99
• May 21, 2017 – Boston 111 vs. Cleveland 108
• May 19, 2017 – Cleveland 130 vs. Boston 86
• May 17, 2017 – Cleveland 117 vs. Boston 104
• Apr 05, 2017 – Cleveland 114 vs. Boston 91
• Mar 01, 2017 – Boston 103 vs. Cleveland 99
• Dec 29, 2016 – Cleveland 124 vs. Boston 118
• Nov 03, 2016 – Cleveland 128 vs. Boston 122
• Mar 05, 2016 – Cleveland 120 vs. Boston 103
• Feb 05, 2016 – Boston 104 vs. Cleveland 103
• Dec 15, 2015 – Cleveland 89 vs. Boston 77