The Boston Celtics have won seven in a row to overtake the Cleveland Cavaliers for the top spot in The Sacramento Bee’s NBA power rankings. That could change after the Celtics and Cavaliers clash again Sunday in a possible preview of the Eastern ...

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The Boston Celtics won their show-and-prove matchup last week against the previously unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers.

Teams are competing and not blatantly exercising organizational priorities, and in a culture where we’re waiting for the next “trades we want to see” piece to drop, I like that NBA Cup games take place just after the glorified feel-out games that mark the opening weeks of the season and wrap up just before all of those new contracts become tradeable.

Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a heartbreaking loss with a 115-111 victory over Boston on Sunday in a matchup of the NBA's top teams.

The Cavs avoided a 3-game losing streak by beating the defending NBA champion Celtics. The Cavaliers stepped up to rally in a wild fourth quarter.

Mitchell went full scorched earth in the second half — willing the Cavs to victory behind incredible shot-making. The Celtics scored 27 points in the entire fourth quarter. Mitchell had 20 points all on his own,

The Cavaliers snapped the Celtics' seven-game win streak with a 115-111 win in Sunday's showdown between the NBA's top two teams.