LeBron James almost takes tumble onto Bill Belichick sitting courtside

The Celtics bested James’ Cavs, 103-99.

In the last four minutes of the third quarter, the Cavs’ outside shooting went cold, missing their last nine attempts.

“I made plays”, he said. I passed it to Avery (Bradley). Next came a dramatic exchange of 3s with Kyle Korver.

As an alternative, for fans who are unable to access WatchESPN (which requires login credentials), the Sling TV basic internet TV package offers ESPN, including the Cleveland vs. Boston game, and offers a seven-day free trial. And it would also be a matchup between the Eastern Conference’s top two teams as the No. 1-ranked Cavs traveled to Boston to face the No. 2-ranked Celtics who were four games back in the standings.

It was nearly a storybook night. Deron Williams was playing his first game in a Cavs uniform. Neither team was particularly prolific during this stretch, which allowed Cleveland to enter the final period trailing by just three points at 74-71. “They kind of held you in check for most of the frame?”

Thomas is known for coming up big in the fourth quarter, as he averages 10.3 points per game in the final frame alone. But as we’ve seen this season, the narrative on who Thomas is, and what he can become, is evolving. Bill Belichick is unquestionably the world’s best football coach.

“I don’t know if I’m on his level, but I definitely slowed up because I knew it was him”. Even James himself commented “I’m not taking no legend out”. In Bradley’s absence he was putting up 12 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game running the bench unit over 23 games. “And then we had our bigs on LeBron (James) a lot, too, and he and others did as well as they could”. Another recent arrival, Derrick Williams (13 points vs. Boston), has filled in for injured Kevin Love. “I need to keep seeing him win, so that’s pretty cool for me”. Oh, and don’t forget his stellar defense on Tristan Thompson and the Cavaliers throughout the night.

The conventional wisdom is that LeBron’s best football position would be tight end, but after this, I’m going with edge rusher. The Boston Celtics got a statement win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the TD Garden that had a playoff-like atmosphere. Fourth Quarter lit up the scoreboard late, ultimately giving the C’s a lead they would not relinquish and finishing with a game-high 31 points.

– So, just how big was beating the defending National Basketball Association champions, even without the injured Kevin Love in the lineup?