The Cleveland Cavaliers (4 - 3) defeated the Boston Celtics (3 - 5) 122 - 121 on Friday. Cleveland has won three straight games after starting the season 1 - 3. Their offense is starting to fire on all cylinders with the Cavaliers scoring 110 points or more in each of their last three games. Dion Waiters sat out Monday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans with a back contusion, but he was able to return to action Friday. Last Saturday, Boston pulled off a win over the Chicago Bulls without Rajon Rondo in the lineup, but they've dropped two straight games since his return. Too much should n't be read into the correlation, but it's worth mentioning, because if the team does n't like the direction they're heading with Rondo this season, he could end up on the trade block with his contract set to expire. The Celtics were up 17 points going into the fourth quarter, but a 38 - point fourth for the Cavaliers helped them to complete the comeback behind a game - high 41 points from LeBron James. The Cavaliers will finish off a back - to - back set at home Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. Boston has the next two days off before hosting the Phoenix Suns on Monday.
["TeamStat(G,'Celtics') has 5 Losses ,has 121 Total points ,has 3 Points in 4th quarter ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Cavaliers') has 3 Losses ,has 122 Total points ,has 38 Points in 4th quarter ,has 4 Wins ."]