Both the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers may be without multiple key players in Wednesday night's matchup.

For the past three outings, the franchise has been without its two-time All-Star point guard Darius Garland, who’s dealing with a toe injury that limited him during last year’s postseason. Unsurprisingly, Garland will extend his absence to four games when the Cavaliers face the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, including 13 during a 20-3 run to end the first half that helped the Boston Celtics pull away from Cleveland to win 125-105 on Wednesday night and snap the Cavaliers' three-game winning streak.

A mock trade has the Cleveland Cavaliers sending De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings for two players. It has been a solid start to the new NBA season for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they have won two of their first three games to begin the season.

That would be 6-foot-7 sniper Sam Hauser, who set a league record this season for most three pointers made in one quarter with five. What makes it more impressive is the fact that he did it in the first quarter, and he isn’t part of the starting lineup.

In a trade idea proposed by Athlon Sports’ Nathaniel Holloway, the Cleveland Cavaliers would acquire Malik Monk from the Sacramento Kings. While parting ways with a talented three-and-D forward would be a tough pill to swallow, the depth that Monk and even Drew Eubanks provide the Cavs will help them further down the road.

The Celtics opened the year with a 0-3 record for the first time since the 2013-14 season, and the early schedule remains challenging for the upcoming week. An early slide may bring suggestions of tanking into focus from fans amid Jayson Tatum’s absence and a roster overhaul that stripped the team of several core players for financial reasons.

Maybe the Celtics have much more in the tank than their first three games suggested — much, much more. Boston’s 0-3 start to the season quickly drew doubt surrounding the team’s frontcourt, offseason,