Cavaliers at Celtics 12/9/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Monday night NBA action, the Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to the TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers (5-17) have lost six straight games and rank second worst in the league in scoring offense at 102.9 ppg. On Saturday, Cleveland went to the break down 41 points en route to an ugly 141-96 road loss against Philadelphia.

Rookie G Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 17 points on 7-for-20 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. The rest of the Cleveland starters totaled just 30 points on 11-for-32 from the floor.

The Boston Celtics are one of three teams in the NBA who have yet to lose at home and trail Milwaukee by three games for the best record in the East. On Friday, Boston outscored Denver by 13 points during the third quarter of a 108-95 home victory. The Celtics connected on 13-for-35 from long distance and shot 54 percent overall.

Boston F Jayson Tatum tallied a team high 26 points on 10-for-19 from the field and pulled down seven rebounds. Jaylen Brown chipped in 21 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics.