The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are playing Game 4 live on the NBA schedule on Sunday and the matchup from the TD Garden starts at 1 pm ET and the game is on TV from ABC and is streaming online from the WatchESPN website as LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving try and sweep out the Celtics in four games.
The Celtics have battled well against the Cavaliers and this has been a good test to get the playoffs started for Cleveland. Boston has not been able to keep it together to get a win, but they have given the Cavs their best punch and now they will try and get a victory in Game 4. The Celtics have had a successful season with Brad Stevens and getting eon win at home against LeBron would be a nice treat for the fans.
LeBron James had 31 points in the game 3 matchup and he has played very well over the first three games of the series. James and Kevin Love were really playing well together in the third game and that could be big moving forward if the Cavs make a deep run in the playoffs. James added 11 rebounds and Kyrie Irving had six assists in the game and the Cavs pushed the Celtics to the brink.
JR Smith had 15 points in the game and the Cavaliers could end up getting some nice rest if they sweep out the Celtics. The Cavaliers are basically guaranteed to get into the next round, as the Celtics are not winning four games in a row, but getting out of it in four could be big. James dealt with some minor injuries this season and so did Kevin Love, so any rest in the playoffs is big. The Cavs expect to go deep and they have the talent to do it.
The Hawks are the top seed and the Bulls are also seen as major competition if Rose is healthy, but the Cavaliers remain the favorites in the eastern conference. James has played at an MVP level once again and the team looks much better now than they did early on. The team has not faced real adversity since around January and after a slow start, some trades really have helped and it shows now in the playoffs.
Smith and Iman Shumpert have made impacts, while Timofey Mozgov helped change the defense and now James has Love and Irving playing better together as well. The Celtics have put up a good fight and players like Evan Turner, Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder have shown some potential for this team. James and company hope to wrap it up without a need for a game 5.
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