The Boston Celtics bounced back from their 117-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-107 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. Joe Mazzulla's team ended their second West Coast swing of the month with a 3-1 record, closing the gap on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who currently hold the first seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Boston Celtics entered Friday with the shortest odds on the board (+200) to win the NBA championship at ESPN BET.

"There's no doubt they're vulnerable," Legler said. "They're vulnerable for a variety of reasons. One, it's how good Cleveland is, like they're legitimately a team that is going to give Boston fits if they play eventually in the conference finals,