That would be league analyst Jeff Goodman, who made his case for the threat Cleveland poses to Boston on a recent episode of his show, going as far as to say they might be the biggest threat to the Celtics repeating this season.
Cade Cunningham scored 29 points and the Detroit Pistons cruised to their 10th win in 11 games by beating the Utah Jazz 134-106 on Monday in Salt Lake City.
The Trail Blazers trailed 61-56 at the half but outscored the 76ers by 22 points in the second half. Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who was already dealing with a finger injury, left the game against Portland midway through the third quarter after appearing to hurt his back during a fall.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for public criticism of officials following his team’s 133-129 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday