Hunter is capable of defending every position, and against Boston he will most often be deployed against All-Star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the East powerhouses.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the East powerhouses.

Celtics host Cavs in crucial matchup. DeAndre Hunter vs. Jayson Tatum, lineup decisions, and playoff implications.

The Cleveland Cavaliers showed a ton of heart and grit in their come-from-behind victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. The Wine and Gold again demonstrated their determination on Sunday afternoon,

Cleveland Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter, right, celebrates with teammate Darius Garland, left, after a basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

The Boston Celtics appear to have a definitive rival rising in the form of the Cleveland Cavaliers. That's what emerged on the latest episode of "The Kevin O'Connor Show," where KOC and The Athletic's Jared Weiss took a deep dive into how Cleveland has turned into a formidable force.

The Cavs delivered their biggest statement win of the season, rallying from 22 points down to stun the Celtics, 123-116.

The two most recent NBA champions are playing well enough to reach the finals, and as we saw Sunday, it would be a compelling matchup.

They finished second place in the Eastern Conference standings behind the Celtics, but it was a distant second. Boston won 14 more ... for 6-foot-8 wing DeAndre Hunter who has averaged 14.8 ...

The Ty Jerome and De'Andre Hunter reunion is off to a hot start with the Cavs. An old teammate from the national champ Virginia Cavs offers insight.

One game after blowing a 22-point lead and losing to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics coughed up most of a 20-point lead against Denver, the No. 2 team in the West. The Nuggets, who trailed 59-39 in the final minutes of the first half, scored 10 straight points near the end of the third to cut a 15-point lead to five.