Cavs resting LeBron, Love, Irving, Smith on Sunday
David Richard / USA TODAY Sports
The Boston Celtics are catching a huge break as they continue their surprise playoff push.
With the Cleveland Cavaliers locked into the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed, the Cavs are resting four starters against the Celtics on Sunday: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and J.R. Smith.
Those are Cleveland's four top scorers, leaving only Timofey Mozgov and his mighty 10.5 points per game to try and solve Boston's defense.
The Celtics, who beat the Irving-less Cavaliers on Friday, are currently tied with the Brooklyn Nets for seventh in the Eastern Conference, a game up on the ninth-place Indiana Pacers with three games to play.
All four Cavaliers are expected to suit up for Monday's game against the Detroit Pistons.
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