At the Cavs morning shootaround Sunday morning, head coach David Blatt announced that he’ll be resting four starters against the Celtics. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith.
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Sitting out four starters means that guys like Matthew Dellavedova, James Jones, Mike Miller, Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov will have to take on a larger workload against Boston.
David Blatt also reportedly said that all four players will play Monday at home against the Pistons on the second night of their back-to-back.