The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first defeat on the floor of NBA champion Boston (120-117) on Tuesday. They had won their first 15 league matches.
Authors of the second best start to the season in the history of the North American basketball league, tied with three other teams, the Cavaliers will therefore not be able to worry the record of the Golden State Warriors (24-0 start in 2015).
The big show at the start of the year, between the team of the moment and the reigning champion – who faced each other in the 2nd round of the play-offs in the spring for a 4-1 victory for Boston – partly held its own. promises, after a start to the match which gave rise to fears of a demonstration from Boston.
On a special lime green floor, the match also counting for the NBA Cup, the Celtics brought down lightning at three points, displaying at the end of the match an insolent skill of 53.7% (22 out of 41), after shooting at 14 out of 22 at the break!
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