The Cleveland Cavaliers, after 15 consecutive victories, surrendered only to the reigning champions who sent a clear message to the entire League
In the long NBA regular season there are victories that matter more than others. Boston’s defeat of Cleveland, which put an end to the second best start in history, is one of them. Because it sends a clear message: the Celtics, the champions, are still the team to beat, capable of being unplayable at times. Even for the Cavs, the best team up to this point of the season who on the NBA Cup evening at the TD Garden understood that they were elite but still had a long way to go to be the strongest of all. That role belongs to Boston, not just because it is the defending champion.
