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Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics brings the ball up court during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 04, 2025 in Cleveland, Jason Miller, Getty Images/AFP 

CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 04: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics brings the ball up court during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 04, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Jason Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jason Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Boston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1738740293297AFP__20250205__2197685495__v2__Preview__BostonCelticsVClevelandCavaliers.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics brings the ball up court during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 04, 2025 in Cleveland, Jason Miller, Getty Images/AFP "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics brings the ball up court during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 04, 2025 in Cleveland. <em>Jason Miller, Getty Images/AFP <strong></strong></em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as the Boston Celtics laid down a postseason marker against the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers with a 112-105 victory on the road on Tuesday.</p><p>In a heavyweight showdown between the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers and the second-ranked Celtics, Boston produced a clinical display to seal a deserved win.</p><p>Tatum led the Boston scoring but it was the Celtics&#x27; balanced offense that proved too much for the Cavaliers.</p><p>Tatum was one of five Celtics players to finish in double figures, while Derrick White&#x27;s 20-point contribution -- which included six three-pointers -- played a key role in securing a Boston victory.</p><p>Kristaps Porzingis finished with 19 points and Jaylen Brown 16 while Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland&#x27;s scoring with 31 points.</p><p>Boston had looked poised to inflict a crushing defeat after outscoring Cleveland 28-15 in the first quarter before opening up a mammoth 20-point lead in the second.</p><p>But after trailing 43-23 midway through the second quarter, Cleveland came roaring back to cut the deficit to 10 points at half-time.</p><p>The Cavs kept chipping away at the Boston advantage in the second half but some superb shooting by the Celtics ensured the visitors always kept the hosts at arm&#x27;s length.</p><div><strong>- Lakers rout Clippers -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/59-3DLHOrOo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Elsewhere, Los Angeles Lakers recruit Luka Doncic looked on from the bench as his new team-mates demolished the Los Angeles Clippers 122-97.</p><p>LeBron James led the way for the Lakers with 26 points while Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves added 20 points apiece.</p><p>The Lakers improved to 29-19 with the win and are sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference standings.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/5/luka-don-i-reflects-on-emotional-departure-from-dallas-mavericks-1220">READ: Luka Dončić reflects on emotional departure from Dallas Mavericks</a></div><p>&quot;We&#x27;re just trying to play good basketball and keep stacking days, tonight was another one,&quot; James said. &quot;We came out with the right mindset, we had a great scheme and we executed that.&quot;</p><p>In other games, Kyrie Irving scored 34 points but it was not enough to stop the Dallas Mavericks from slipping to a 118-116 defeat against a Philadelphia 76ers line-up buoyed by the return of Joel Embiid.</p><p>Embiid, who has missed the past month with a knee and foot injury, produced a superb triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and scored the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds remaining to help the Sixers claim a precious win.</p><p>Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers scoring with 33 points, with 13 assists and four rebounds.</p><p>The Mavericks were without new recruit Anthony Davis, who was part of the blockbuster trade that sent Doncic to the Lakers.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1jUhVZbORik?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Davis is still nursing an abdominal strain but is expected to be ready to make his debut later this week, either against Boston on Thursday or against Houston on Saturday.</p><p>In Toronto, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and hauled down 20 rebounds to help the New York Knicks to a 121-115 win over the Raptors.</p><p>The pre-game ceremony once again saw Canadian fans boo the US national anthem in protest at US President Donald Trump&#x27;s tariff threats.</p><p>In New York, the struggling Brooklyn Nets (17-33) upset the Houston Rockets 99-97 thanks to a D&#x27;Angelo Russell three-pointer with three seconds remaining.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as the Boston Celtics laid down a postseason marker against the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers with a 112-105 victory on the road on Tuesday.</p>

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as the Boston Celtics laid down a postseason marker against the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers with a 112-105 victory on the road on Tuesday.

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NBA: Tatum shines as Celtics down Cavs, Lakers thrash Clippers

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