Cavaliers Star OUT for Tuesday's Game vs. Celtics

The Celtics, an NBA-leading 48-12, face the Cavaliers, 39-21 and third in the East, in a clash in Cleveland on Tuesday night that will tip off at 7:30 EST.

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The Boston Celtics will take an 11-game winning streak into Cleveland on Tuesday. They haven't just strung together the most consecutive victories in the NBA this season; they're steamrolling opponents, beating their last five by an average of 30.2 points.

That includes a 138-110 win over a Dallas Mavericks team that had won eight of their last ten tilts and a 140-88 shellacking of the Golden State Warriors, victors of 11 of their previous 13 contests.

Now the C's take their tour de force on a five-game road trip, starting on Tuesday against the Cavaliers.

And while multiple stars are uncertain for the visitors, the hosts already know they won't have their offensive engine.

Donovan Mitchell, who's missed Cleveland's last two games due to a left knee bone bruise, received a PRP injection. The Cavaliers say it will sideline him for at least three more matchups, including this one.

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