That would be league analyst Jeff Goodman, who made his case for the threat Cleveland poses to Boston on a recent episode of his show, going as far as to say they might be the biggest threat to the Celtics repeating this season.

Cade Cunningham had 29 points, nine assists and four steals, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Utah Jazz 134-106 on Monday night for their 10th win in 11 games. Ausar Thompson added 17 points and was 7 for 7 from the field,

The Trail Blazers trailed 61-56 at the half but outscored the 76ers by 22 points in the second half. Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who was already dealing with a finger injury, left the game against Portland midway through the third quarter after appearing to hurt his back during a fall.

With a 119-101 victory over the Hornets on Monday night, the Warriors moved into the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference playoff race.

Caris LeVert's reverse layup at the buzzer lifted the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 132-130 victory Monday night over the Memphis Grizzlies, spoiling the first career triple-double by Desmond Bane.

Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was pleased to see Reed Sheppard take advantage of his first start after setting a new career high in scoring on Monday.