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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 31 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 121 |
 Celtics | 32 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 99 |
CLETeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 45-8453.6% | 16-3053.3% | 15-2075.0% | 41 | 22 | 11 |
| BOS | 36-8940.4% | 10-3826.3% | 17-2277.3% | 43 | 22 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers121| 29 | 12 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0 | +8 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 28 | 24 | 9-20 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 0 | +23 | +8.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | −1.1 | |||||
| 21 | 12 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.9 | |||||
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| 23 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +7.1 | |||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.0 | |||||
| 19 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +4.3 | |||||
| 17 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.1 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.6 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.5 | |
| Team | 121 | 45-8453.6% | 16-3053.3% | 41 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 15-2075.0% | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 52 points on 20 for 37 shooting
Boston Celtics99| 32 | 5 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −8.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −6.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 18 | 7-14 | 1-7 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | +1.4 | ||||
| 25 | 17 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +2.3 | ||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | +0.9 | ||||||
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| 34 | 21 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 6-7 | 0 | −12 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.6 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.7 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −5 | +1.9 | ||||||||
| 11 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.7 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.5 | |||
| Team | 99 | 36-8940.4% | 10-3826.3% | 43 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 17-2277.3% | 13 | 3 | 4 | |||
Bench 41 points on 13 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Kadeem Allen (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers121Celtics99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James had 24 points (13 in the second quarter) and 10 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 121-99.
The Cavaliers led by as many as 29, pulling away with a 23-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
The Cavaliers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Celtics, Terry Rozier had 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 9 rebounds off the bench. Kyrie Irving scored 18 points but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Cavaliers shot 53.6% from the field and 53.3% from 3 to the Celtics’ 40.4% and 26.3%. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Celtics 46-35 in 18 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 84 shots: 17.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-27 | 74.1% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-22 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 26 | 10 | 3-9 | +1 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Al Horford | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 4 | 7 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10 | 4-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 30 | 5 | 2-3 | −4 |
| Kyrie Irving | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 11 | 5-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 20 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 16 | 6-6 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hood 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
Q2 11:42
11.1%
58→47
G. Hill 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q2 6:00
10.7%
58→47
James 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q2 4:49
9.9%
47→37
Morris Sr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Irving 2 AST)
Q1 6:28
9.5%
49→58
Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 2 AST)
Q1 11:00
9.0%
58→49
