The Washington Wizards are on the sidelines for the Emirates NBA Cup after their opening loss last week against the Atlanta Hawks, but they will be tuning in for arguably the biggest game in the entire league to date this season.

In East Group C, the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Beantown as they take on the Boston Celtics, who are 11-3 on the year.

One of the three losses the Celtics have accumulated over the course of the season came last week in their NBA Cup debut in a loss at home to the Atlanta Hawks. This gives the Celtics no room for error as they look to keep pace in the group, but the Cavs prove to be their toughest opponent yet.

The Cavaliers are one of just four teams in NBA history, joining the 1993-94 Houston Rockets, the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors and the 1948-49 Washington Capitols, to start with 15 consecutive wins. A 16th win would put them in company with only the Warriors as the only teams to start 16-0.

However, facing off against a hungry defending champion in the Celtics could prove to be the Cavs’ biggest test yet.

Cleveland also gets the chance to exact revenge on Boston after its elimination in the second round of the playoffs back in May. The Cavs were dismantled in five games by the Celtics, and this is the first meeting between the two teams since the series.

If the Cavs can play the way they have over the course of the season, they should pull off a win. And if they do, the Wizards should take notes and pull some plays out of their playbook to prepare them for when the Celtics come to visit them on Friday for another NBA Cup matchup.

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