Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Derrick White added 20 and the Boston Celtics showed their championship makeup down the stretch with a 112-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

The defending NBA champions executed in the final minutes and held off the Cavs, who lost for just the fourth time in 28 home games

Quietly riding a four-game winning streak, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers are home to take on a familiar rival: the Boston Celtics. Last time out, the Cavs steamrolled the Dallas Mavericks 144-101,

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The top two teams in the Eastern Conference meet up for the third time this season on Tuesday, Feb. 4 when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

The Detroit Pistons will be put to the test on Wednesday night as they host the No. 1-seeded and seemingly untouchable Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s a quick turnaround for the Cavaliers, who dropped 112-105 to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. The loss against the reigning NBA Champions marked Cleveland’s tenth of the season.

Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 4. This game takes place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. This game will air on TNT and TruTV, and it will stream on Max.