Celtics vs Cavaliers Prediction NBA Picks 3/5/24

The Boston Celtics travel to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Here’s a Celtics vs Cavs Prediction.

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics have been in red-hot form and they will be eager to build on their season-high 11-game win streak after making light work of the Warriors in a 140-88 home win on Sunday. Jaylen Brown led the team with 29 points on 11 of 19 shooting in just 22 minutes of action, Jayson Tatum added 27 points with five assists while Payton Pritchard chipped in with 19 points and six assists off the bench. As a team, the Celtics shot 55 percent from the field and a sizzling 25 of 49 from the 3-point line as they caught fire early and never looked in danger after dominating the first half by an incredible 82-38. The Celtics will face the Nuggets after this game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in decent shape as they've won three of their past five games but they will be hoping to bounce back in this one after getting beaten by the Knicks in a 107-98 loss on Sunday. Sam Merrill drained seven 3-pointers to lead the team with 21 points off the bench, Darius Garland added 19 points with five assists, Jarrett Allen tallied 18 points with seven rebounds and six assists while Isaac Okoro chipped in with 17 points. As a team, the Cavaliers shot 44 percent from the field and 17 of 44 from the 3-point line as they poured in 34 points in the first quarter to erase an early 15-point deficit, only to let their hard work go to waste in the third quarter where they leaked 36 points to have them trailing the rest of the way.