Look for LeBron James and Kyrie Irving to take advantage of Boston's lack of size by aggressively driving to the hoop. Nobody goes to the hoop stronger than James - and the Celtics lack the interior defense to stop him. Cleveland basically scored at will versus Boston when James played against them this season.




The Cavaliers also have the outside shooters to knock down jumpers if James faces double-teams and kicks the ball out.




Isaiah Thomas is averaging 19.3 points this month, but he isn't a good defender. Neither are a number of other Celtics, who will need to be in the lineup in order for Boston to try to keep up with Cleveland's offense.




The Celtics should play loose with nothing to lose. They employ an up-tempo style, especially with Thomas, and that pace certainly will not be abandoned when the Celtics start falling behind against a vastly superior opponent.




This is just the Celtics' second game on national television this season so they will likely be looking to keep running and trying to score right away if the game gets out of hand during garbage time.