Boston Celtics: 3 keys to victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers

After a colossal collapse to the Brooklyn Nets, the Boston Celtics look to right the ship tonight in a road tilt against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Despite copious amounts of injuries, the Boston Celtics have managed to thrive throughout the majority of the 2019-20 NBA season. With a record of 41-19 the C’s have rested soundly within the top-three in the Eastern Conference standings and within the top-four of the league’s standings for the better part of this campaign.

However, even with their ample successes, the Celtics have not been a team void of struggles. As mentioned, the team has been hit bad by the injury bug this season. The team have shown a propensity to start off games a tad bit slow. The team’s bench unit has struggled mightily on the offensive side of the ball.

And yet, here we are, 60 games in looking at a sixth straight postseason berth for the C’s. Even though the playoffs are seemingly inevitable, complacency from here on out should not be an option; at least, not while attaining the second seed is a real possibility before season’s end.

With this, from this point on every game should be seen as an important matchup — even one such as tonight’s outing against the Cavaliers.

Though Cleveland may have the worst record in the Eastern Conference (17-44) they are certainly not a team void of talent. From Kevin Love to Colin Sexton, there are truly a few guys that could give the Boston Celtics trouble if they don’t prepare themselves.

With this in mind, here are three keys to victory for the C’s over the Cleveland Cavaliers.