A few weeks ago, the Cavaliers came back in the fourth quarter against the Celtics, but narrowly fell short in a showdown between the two best teams in the East. Donovan Mitchell wouldn’t let that happen twice.

Cleveland trailed by a dozen early in the fourth quarter, but was given the lead by Mitchell, who scored 20 points in the final frame while knocking down four 3-pointers, and Cleveland came back for a 115-111 home win.

Mitchell finished the game with 35 points and seven boards, while Darius Garland scored 22 points and had eight assists. Cleveland got a huge boost from George Niang coming off the bench with 13 points and some late shots. The Cavaliers also showed how good their defense can be.

Jayson Tatum had 33 to lead the Celtics, Peyton Pritchard scored 24 off the bench and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 with eight rebounds.

This was a classy win for Cleveland, but don’t mistake it for a playoff preview – Boston was without two starters in Jaylen Brown and Derrick White (the Cavaliers remain without Max Strus and Dean Wade), and both teams will move forward remaining four and a half months of the NBA season. However, it would be worth seeing these two talented, physical teams face off in a seven-game series in May.