However, this is exactly what happened as the Wine and Gold stunned the crowd at TD Garden, in their 123-116 win over the Celtics. Donovan Mitchell spoke after the game about the team's performance and persistentcy in the victory.

The win erased any sliver of hope Boston (42-18) had of chasing down Cleveland (49-10) for the top seed in the East. The Cavaliers moved eight games up in the loss column with 23 to play and evened the season series at 2-2. It also raised the specter of the Celtics' repeated issue of letting teams back into games.

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