Boston
Celtics
94
–
102
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 17 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 94 |
| CLE | 22 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 102 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Collin Sexton
CLE
28
PTS
2
REB
8
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots9
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite56.6
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 41.1Impact: 0.0
9 contested shotsheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 15 pts allowed on 46.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Love
CLE
30
PTS
14
REB
3
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-16 (62.5%)
3PT6-9
FT4-4
TS%84.5%
eFG%81.3%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG100
DRTG83
NET+17
30 pointsDouble-Double62.5% FG6-9 from 33 deflections10 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 49.7 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont Waters | 22:53 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Luke Kornet | 18:20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 22:10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Payton Pritchard | 25:38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 4-9 | 44% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Jayson Tatum | 35:03 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11-26 | 42% | 1-6 | 17% | 6-8 | 75% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Grant Williams | 31:41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Evan Fournier | 34:19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-20 | 30% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Carsen Edwards | 4:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Romeo Langford | 8:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Tristan Thompson | 28:21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 94 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 36-101 | 36% | 12-41 | 29% | 10-14 | 71% | — |
Tacko Fall —
Semi Ojeleye —
Jabari Parker —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 32:13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-2 | 50% | 13-16 | 81% | 0 |
| Mfiondu Kabengele | 15:43 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 33:35 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-16 | 63% | 6-9 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +14 |
| Brodric Thomas | 34:14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| Anderson Varejao | 3:12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jarrett Allen | 32:07 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Dean Wade | 28:06 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 36:08 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| Damyean Dotson | 24:42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 55 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 36-80 | 45% | 8-24 | 33% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Jeremiah Martin —
Cedi Osman —
Isaiah Hartenstein —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS36/101 (36%)
Paint
24/51 (47%)
Mid
2/12 (17%)
3PT
12/41 (29%)
RA 51%ATB3 33%Paint 27%Corner 3 13%Mid 0%
CLE36/80 (45%)
Paint
22/46 (48%)
Mid
9/16 (56%)
3PT
8/25 (32%)
RA 55%ATB3 35%Paint 37%Mid 100%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Tristan Thompson
9.7 min • 8 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Brodric Thomas
held Payton Pritchard
5.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kevin Love
vs Jayson Tatum
2.2 min • 8 pts • 67%
| CLE Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Evan Fournier | Grant Williams | Jayson Tatum | Luke Kornet | Payton Pritchard | Romeo Langford | Semi Ojeleye | Tremont Waters | Tristan Thompson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodric Thomas | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 5.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — |
| Isaac Okoro | 4.0m 5pts 40% | 4.0m 8pts 75% | — | 3.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 9.7m 8pts 57% |
| Kevin Love | 1.2m 5pts 33% | — | 6.6m 8pts 100% | 2.2m 8pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collin Sexton | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 2.1m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 5pts 50% | — |
| Dean Wade | 1.3m 1pts 0% | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damyean Dotson | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Mfiondu Kabengele | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Varejao | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 0.6m 2pts 100% | 2.7m 9pts 67% | — | — | 1.5m 9pts 50% | 2.4m 6pts 75% | — | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 2.3m 2pts 33% | 2.5m 8pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = BOS leads
CLE Largest Lead
13
Q4 7:36
BOS Largest Lead
3
Q3 0:45
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 9-0 run
Q1 6:39 – Q1 9:22
+2 → +9
CLE 11-0 run
Q1 6:39 – Q1 10:22
+2 → +11
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 6:13 – Q2 7:27
+3 → +9
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 9:35 – Q2 11:53
+9 → +3