In the second round of the playoffs, the Celtics currently lead the Cavaliers 2-1.
This is the 6th meeting between the two sides in the 21st century, and it has been 3 generations, with the Cavaliers winning 3-2 in the first 5 meetings.
In the 2007-2008 season, in the second round of the playoffs, the Celtics 4-3 Cavaliers.
Celtics Big Three VS Cavaliers 1.0 Period James. In the end, both sides held on to their home courts, and the Celtics narrowly won 4-3 to win the championship that season.
In the 2009-2010 season, in the second round of the playoffs, the Celtics 4-2 Cavaliers.
Celtic Big Three vs "Shark King" combination. The Cavaliers lost three games in a row with a 2-1 lead and ended up 2-4 out. This series also became the fuse for James to leave the Cavaliers, and it was the main reason for the decision 1.
After James left the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers went into a rebuild and started over, and they drafted Irving, Wiggins, Bennett, and later traded Bennett and Wiggins to get Love, and James returned to the Cavaliers.
On the other hand, the Celtic triumvirate disintegrated and entered a rebuild.
In the 2014-2015 season, in the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers 4-0 Celtics.
Cavaliers Big Three vs Rebuild Celtics. It was clear that the Celtics in the rebuilding period were no match for the Cavaliers' Big Three, and in the end they easily completed the sweep 4-0.
In the 2016-2017 season, the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavaliers 4-1 Celtics.
It is still the Cavaliers Big Three, and the Celtics are still rebuilding, and the Cavaliers swept the Celtics 4-1 gentlemen.
In the 2017-2018 season, the Eastern Conference finals, the Cavaliers 4-3 Celtics.
Cavaliers Duo vs Young Celtics. At this time, Irving went to the Celtics, and the Cavaliers were left with the duo of James and Love. The Celtics have actually set it up, but Hayward was injured in the first game of the regular season against the Cavaliers, and Irving was also sidelined.
In this round of the series, the Celtics only had Jaylen Brown in the second year and Tatum in the first year as the core, and finally fought seven games with the Cavaliers and unfortunately lost.
It is worth mentioning that this series is also the last series that James won before leaving the Cavaliers for the second time.
In the 2023-2024 season, in the second round of the playoffs, the Celtics 2-1 Cavaliers.
The Celtics have completed their rebuild, and they have a double tanhua as the core, supplemented by role players, who have reached the Eastern Conference finals multiple times, reached the Finals once, and are still looking for a chance to win the championship.
And the Cavaliers have changed to the fourth generation, and they are also the third generation of players who played against the Celtics, this time without James, the core has been replaced by Mitchell, and it is currently 1-2 behind.
In the first 5 meetings, the Cavaliers won 3-2, and James participated in all 5 encounters, without the help of Lefou, the Cavaliers lost all 2 games, and with the help of Lefou, the Cavaliers won all 3 games, without Lefou, James could not win a game against the Celtics in the Cavaliers.
If the Celtics win this season, the playoff matchup between the two sides will become a 3-3 tie.
In the first 5 meetings, the winning side finally reached the finals, with the Celtics winning the championship in 2008, the Celtics in 2010, and the Cavaliers finishing runners-up in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
If this rule is followed, then there should be no problem for the Celtics to reach the Finals this season.