How we see it goin' down: Celtics vs Cavaliers

Tip: 7:30PM Court: TD Garden Watch it: CSNNE Hear it: WEEI

Referees: Michael Smith, Karl Lane and Mark Lindsay

Spread: BOS -7.0 O/U 203.0

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The Matchup


Record: 39-36	Record: 22-51
At home: 26-11	On road: 13-25
Streak: Won 1	Streak: Lost 10

Leaders	Leaders
Buckets: Pierce (18.8 ppg)	Buckets: Kyrie Irving (23.8 ppg)
Boards: Pierce (6.5 rpg)	Boards: Tristan Thompson (9.2 rpg)
Dimes: Pierce (4.8 apg)	Dimes: Irving (5.7 apg)

For the Stat Geeks:	For the Stat Geeks:
Offensive Rating: 102.8 (25th NBA)	Offensive Rating: 104.6 (20th NBA)
Defensive Rating: 103.0 (7th NBA)	Defensive Rating: 109.7 (27th NBA)
Pace: 91.6 (17th NBA)	Pace: 92.2 (13th NBA)

Last time

Jeff Green’s bucket at the buzzer gave the Celtics a 93-92 victory over the Cavs last week. It was a game Boston had no business winning. The Celtics lead the season series, 2-1. Cleveland has lost 8 of 10 in Boston.

This time

Get it to: Jeff Green

How hot is Green? 23.8 ppg, 56% FG over his last 5 games (or hotter than a goat’s ass in a pepper patch, as we like to say up north.).

Gotta stop: Kyrie Irving

He’s averaging 31 ppg on 61% shooting in 2 games vs Boston this season. I’d double him with Bradley and Lee and leave Wayne Ellington alone. Irving is still working his way back from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss two weeks in March. He’s played in two games, but has not been cleared to play in back-to-backs.

The Wild Card: Paul Pierce’s right ankle

In the two games Paul Pierce has missed this season, the Celtics lost by 10 to Minnesota and 26 to Charlotte. He’s questionable with a right ankle injury. I’d like to think the Celtics could beat Cleveland without Pierce, but I know better.