BOSTON- As the Cavaliers made their way into Boston today to take on the Celtics, there was a lot of talk about Zydrunas Ilgauskas now that he has been officially bought out of his contract and can return to the Cavaliers as soon as March 21. Keep in mind there are at least four other teams that have rumored to have an interest in him. For now that is a waiting game. Also this is the day that Leon Powe has had this date circled for a long time and want to get some playing time. This game looked as it would be there perfect opportunity for the Cavaliers to work on their chemistry since Paul Pierce is out due to a thumb injury.

As the game got started in the first quarter, it looked as if the Celtics didn’t miss Pierce on bit as they outscored the Cavaliers 31-21. Then in the second quarter the Cavaliers started to make some adjustments and were able to outscore the Celtics 27-25 cutting the Celtics lead to 8 points at the half. Then It was all Cavaliers in the second half as their defense came to life along with Mo Williams shooting. The Cavaliers held the Celtics to 32 points in the second half as they scored 60 to give them a 20 point victory 108-88. Leon Powe did see almost 4 minutes of play scoring 4 points and 2 rebounds.

Leading the way for the Cavaliers was LeBron James with 36 points, 9 assist and 7 rebounds. Mo Williams had 19 points, 2 assist, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 1 block. Anderson Varejao had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assist.

Game Note: With 6:58 left in the first half of the game Shaquille O’Neal sprained his right thumb. The report on O’Neal’s injury called his injury “significant.”

The Cavaliers next game is tomorrow night in Toronto to take in the Raptors. Tip off is at 7:00