Basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers (48-34, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Celtics -15.5; over/under is 205.

Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Thunder -4.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Even when it's supposed to be somewhat easy, the Boston Celtics have a weird way of making things hard. On Monday night, they nearly stumbled against an overmatched Cleveland team.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James sat courtside like a fan in an arena he made famous.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell spent the biggest game of Cleveland's season sitting helplessly on the bench in street clothes. In a way, it was almost fitting. The Cavs have been banged up for months.

NBA teams were told Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James , has been medically cleared to play in the league, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson had surgery Monday to repair the left ankle injury that knocked him out of Game 1 of the Knicks' playoff series against the Pacers, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets, who heeded their coach's admonition to start acting and playing like the reigning champs they are, and the Indiana Pacers saw to it that their semifinal series wouldn't feature any brooms.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were far from done after dropping the first two games of the Western Conference semifinals at home in humbling fashion.