The Boston Celtics made the trip to Ohio's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, and it promised to be one of the toughest tilts left on the Celtics' 2024-25 regular season schedule.

The top two teams in the Eastern Conference meet up for the third time this season on Tuesday, Feb. 4 when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

Cleveland actually won the turnover battle in their first matchup with Boston of the season. However, the Celtics scored 18 points off 14 Cavalier miscues in the second game of the season. Overall, the Cavaliers are a solid team when it comes to not giving up free possessions.

The Cleveland Cavs and Boston Celtics meet in both an NBA playoff rematch from last year and a potential 2025 Eastern Conference Finals preview.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup against the Boston Celtics was already a must-watch, considering they were the top teams in the Eastern Conference heading into Tuesday night. However, Donovan Mitchell made sure viewers who tuned in for the first quarter got what they came for with one of the best dunks of the season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won 40 games before losing 10 games this season. That’s usually the sign of a legitimate NBA championship contender. Nevertheless, they have lost two of three vs. the Boston Celtics this season.