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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 28 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 103 |
 Cavaliers | 30 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 96 |
BOSTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 40-8248.8% | 9-2634.6% | 14-14100.0% | 42 | 29 | 13 |
| CLE | 40-9641.7% | 9-3327.3% | 7-887.5% | 47 | 21 | 12 |
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.
Boston Celtics103| 34 | 25 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 12-12 | +5 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 29 | 13 | 6-19 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −6.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 18 | 9-14 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | ||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −1.3 | |||||||
| Team | 103 | 40-8248.8% | 9-2634.6% | 42 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 14-14100.0% | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||
Bench 31 points on 15 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Guerschon Yabusele and PJ Dozier (coach’s decision); Marcus Morris Sr. (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers96| 42 | 27 | 11-24 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 25 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.3 | ||||
| 23 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 2-13 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 0 | −14 | −7.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.9 | ||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.8 | |||||
| Team | 96 | 40-9641.7% | 9-3327.3% | 47 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 7-887.5% | 15 | 6 | 0 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Wade Baldwin IV and Channing Frye (coach’s decision).
Celtics103Cavaliers96ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points (10 in the first quarter), and the Boston Celtics went on a 19-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-96 for their fifth straight win.
The Cavaliers went on a 19-7 run to lead 70-66 with 5:20 left in the third quarter. Tatum’s 16-foot step-back jumper put the Celtics ahead for good with 4:04 left in the quarter. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 85-75 with 57 seconds left in the quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 94-91 on Larry Nance Jr.’s layup with 6:26 to play, but Marcus Smart answered with an 11-foot pull-up jumper, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
For the Cavaliers, Collin Sexton scored 27 points (14 in the paint), and Jordan Clarkson went 1 for 7 from 3. Alec Burks scored 21 points.
The Celtics shot 48.8% from the field and 34.6% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 41.7% and 27.3%. They outscored the Cavaliers 16-2 on the fast break. They did not make a field goal in the last 4:00.
Boston CelticsCleveland CavaliersPS, 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).
89 points from the field on 82 shots: 1.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-33 | 63.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-13 | 53.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-5 | 0.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-21 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burks | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| David Nwaba | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Collin Sexton | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 8 | 2-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burks | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jaron Blossomgame | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 9 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 7-10 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deng Adel | 18 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Collin Sexton | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Alec Burks | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Smart 29' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Rozier 3 AST)
Q4 4:32
15.5%
24→9
Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Clarkson 3 AST)
Q3 5:55
13.3%
49→62
Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rozier 2 AST)
Q3 10:42
10.9%
40→30
Dellavedova 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nance Jr. 2 AST)
Q3 2:23
10.9%
30→40
Brown 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
Q3 1:44
10.9%
40→30
