Analyzing Friday’s Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Count Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton among those who believes that Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum deserves more respect from fans. "I think it's unwarranted," he said on The Pat McAfee Show when asked why Tatum receives hate (11:35 mark).

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a road trip through their 2024 playoff run this week, and if Tuesday night was any indication, the Boston Celtics should look out on Friday. The Orlando Magic pushed Cleveland to a seventh game in the first round last spring,

Lauren Stowell’s energetic nine-part documentary looks at the Boston NBA team and the way it navigated the league and race during its storied history.

The Boston Celtics will be without starting point guard Jrue Holiday for Friday night's matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden.

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers one of the three teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference that can beat the Boston Celtics at full strength? Which top teams, if any, can lay claim to such a bold take, given the Celtics are the current defending champions and have played pretty much all of the East ball clubs well so far this season?

Sorry Boston, but don’t expect to hear Mindy Kaling chant “beat LA” the next time the Celtics take on the Lakers.

The Cavaliers are looking like they should be fully healthy as they take on the Celtics for the fourth and final time this regular season.

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Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum plays during an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/)