The Celtics were up big for most of the game, but the Cavaliers fought back like no other and captured the win to keep them at arm's distance of the Celtics and the No. 1 seed. It was a crucial loss for the Celtics,

The Boston Celtics suffered one of their most crushing losses of the season on Friday night. They blew a 22-point lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the No.

The stars combined for 83 points and continued to remind the rest of the league just how difficult it will be to go through them.

The Celtics immediately forced a turnover, and Jayson Tatum buried another three on the other end. Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson called timeout, and as Tatum went to bench, he had a message for the Cavs: “Go the f—- home.

The Celtics fell to the Cavaliers on Friday, but Cleveland's HC was mesmerized by Jayson Tatum's near-triple-double. Read more on Boston.com.

Of course, it depends on what one means when one says such a thing. If scoring is the measuring stick one uses to point to greatness on a basketball court, there are likely several players with a greater claim to that honor.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum debuted a new colorway of his third signature sneaker against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland outscored Boston by 29 points from that moment forward.

And while we are on the topic, does it actually matter to the league if ANYONE is the so-called face of the NBA? Lately, it seems like the Association is simply doing a middling job marketing a number of talented young players (Tatum included) in the interest of securing the future of the NBA's popularity.

The Boston Celtics fell 123-116 to the Cleveland Cavaliers at home despite a combined 83 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Eighty-three points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown weren't enough to push the Celtics past the first-place Cavs in a 123-116 loss at TD Garden.