4 days Ago By Jarrod Castillo
Darius Garland's scoring vow before the Cleveland Cavaliers' marquee matchup against the Boston Celtics aged horribly. Coming into Tuesday night's matchup, the Cavaliers had won 15 straight games, only needing another win to join the Golden State Warriors as the only teams in NBA history to start a season having won 16 straight games. The Warriors ultimately would win 24 straight games en route to setting the record for most wins in a single season with 73.
With the Cavaliers looking to set history their own way, all eyes were on Cleveland to see if it could continue the streak against the defending champions. Before the game, Garland told TNT Sports' Shaquille O'Neal that he didn't need to have an offensive explosion for the Cavaliers to win. Charles Barkley's old ESPN comments come back to haunt him live on Inside the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers to honor Myles Garrett after NFL star's first year as minority owner When told by O'Neal that Garland needed to score at least 40 points for the Cavaliers to win, the star guard replied: "You know, we got a lot of talented guys on this team, so I don't have to score 40 every night.
But if it needs to be, it needs to be." And the Cavaliers certainly could have used Garland's scoring punch as the Celtics snapped Cleveland's streak at 15 in the 120-117 loss in Boston. Of note, the 24-year-old only scored eight points on an unsightly 3-of-21 shooting from the field, missing all of his attempts from beyond the arc.
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