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The champion Celtics showed their teeth and, led by Jayson Tatum, defeated the Cavaliers 120-117 for the NBA Cup, ending Cleveland’s 15-game winning streak.
It was a streak and it goes. At some point the Cavaliers would lose. Ultimately, it was the Celtics who forced them into their first loss of the year, winning the NBA Cup 120-117 over the Cavs, who now have a 15-1 record. 15-0 was the best start in Cleveland history.
Jayson Tatum’s 33 points and 12 rebounds led the way for the winners, who saw the Cavs come back from -21 in the 3rd period, but held on until the end, with Al Horford adding 20 points and Derrick White 19 points.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell had 35 points and Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Darius Garland had 8 points on 3/21 shooting.
THE DODECALEPTA: 26-20, 65-48, 93-88, 120-117
CELTICS: Tatum 33 (6/10 three-pointers, 12 rebounds, 7 assists), Horford 20 (4/5 three-pointers), Holiday 11 (3), White 19 (4/7 three-pointers), Brown 17 (7/17 shooting, 2 three-pointers , 8 assists), Hauser 2, Quetta 5, Pritchard 13 (3/6 3-pointers)
CAVALIERS: Mobley 22 (1 3-pointer, 11 rebounds), Allen 10 (11 rebounds), Garland 8 (3/21 shooting, 0/6 3-pointers, 7 assists), Mitchell 35 (3/11 3-pointers, 8 rebounds), Merrill 6 ( 2), Niang 11 (1), Jerome 10, Porter 15 (3)
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