The Celtics attacked Darius Garland over and over in Sunday's matchup. The Cavs say they won't be hiding Garland on defense anymore.

The Celtics focused on targeting Cavs guard Darius Garland defensively, but Garland made them pay for that decision.

Putting smaller guards, like Darius Garland, in mismatches and then getting the defense in rotation is exactly what their offense is designed to do. Instead of hiding Garland from those situations, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson wants him to embrace them.

Darius Garland didn’t back down when Boston relentlessly picked on him all night. The Celtics kept forcing switches on Garland and he was up for the challenge. “They were hunting me out every possession,

Back on November 19, the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first loss of the season to the Boston Celtics, falling on the road by a score of 120-117. A main reason for this defeat was the performance of Darius Garland, who shot just 3-for-21 (14.3%) from the field and failed to convert any of his six three-point attempts.

The Cleveland Cavaliers flexed their muscle on Sunday, taking down the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics by a score of 115-111. This was the definition of a statement win for the Cavs, who sit at the top of the Eastern Conference with an 18-3 record.