The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the East powerhouses.

Celtics host Cavs in crucial matchup. DeAndre Hunter vs. Jayson Tatum, lineup decisions, and playoff implications.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the East powerhouses.

Payton Pritchard scores 43 points on 10 3-pointers, and Derrick White adds 4 on nine 3s to become the first duo in NBA history to both make nine or more 3s in the same game.

We break down where members of the Atlanta Hawks were ranked on the NBA99 and whether those placements were appropriate.

New York is 0-7 this season against Boston, Cleveland and OKC, a problematic trend the Knicks are running out of time to solve.

A week later, after being waived by Atlanta, Payton returned to the Celtics on this date, and finished out the season, signing with the Miami Heat that summer for the final stop of his career. He averaged 11.

According to Bovada, the Hawks have the second-best odds (+1800) to strike a blockbuster trade for Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid. The Toronto Raptors are the favorites to land the former MVP at +1500. Additionally, the Houston Rockets come in at third (+1800), followed by the Phoenix Suns (+2500).

Boston Celtics sixth man point guard Payton Pritchard may have played an outsized role in abetting his team's front office, led by team president Brad Stevens,

Norris starred at UC Santa Barbara in college before going undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft. He signed a two-way contract with the Atlanta Hawks in July 2023 but was released back in December 2023. He signed a training camp deal with Memphis this season and had remained in their G-League affiliate after being released during training camp.

The Celtics aren't done with adding an additional shooter. They're adding someone with a 39.5% mark behind the arc.