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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 17 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 94 |
 Cavaliers | 22 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 102 |
BOSTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 36-10135.6% | 12-4129.3% | 10-1471.4% | 46 | 14 | 7 |
| CLE | 36-8045.0% | 8-2433.3% | 22-2781.5% | 55 | 27 | 15 |
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 Cavaliers102| 36 | 15 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | +5 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 30, Season high (his best before, 25) | 10-16 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +11.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 28 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 13-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −5.6 | ||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +0.5 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1.9 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.1 | |||
| Team | 102 | 36-8045.0% | 8-2433.3% | 55 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 22-2781.5% | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Cedi Osman and Isaiah Hartenstein (injury/illness); Jeremiah Martin (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics94| 35 | 29 | 11-26 | 1-6 | 6-8 | −5 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | −10 | −6.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −5 | +0.5 | ||||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −7 | −3.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 7 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 15 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.8 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.6 | |
| Team | 94 | 36-10135.6% | 12-4129.3% | 46 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 10-1471.4% | 13 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 25 points on 8 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Tacko Fall and Jabari Parker (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers102Celtics94ClickTap 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.
Kevin Love had a season-high 30 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 14 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 20-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 102-94 to end an 11-game losing streak.
The Celtics led 72-69 with 10:12 left in the fourth quarter. Love’s 34-foot 3-pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 9:26 left. He made 3 3-pointers and Damyean Dotson added 7 during the run. The Cavaliers led 89-76 with 4:24 left.
Collin Sexton had 28 points and 8 assists.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 29 points (20 in the paint) and 8 rebounds.
The Cavaliers shot 45.0% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Celtics’ 35.6% and 29.3%. The Cavaliers outscored the Celtics 17-6 in 7 minutes with Love, Dotson, Kabengele, Okoro and Thomas on the floor together. Dean Wade fouled out.
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).
80 points from the field on 80 shots: 7.8 fewer 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 | 18-33 | 54.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-13 | 30.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-22 | 36.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Williams | 31 | 8 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 11 | 8 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 8 | 5 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Evan Fournier | 6 | 7 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont Waters | 23 | 5 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Grant Williams | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 13 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Fournier | 21 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 20 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Love 34' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Dotson 1 AST)
Q4 9:26
16.3%
46→62
Fournier 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 10:12
15.5%
53→37
Pritchard 28' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 0:52
13.2%
56→43
Dotson 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Love 2 AST)
Q4 9:49
11.6%
37→49
Kornet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 2 AST)
Q3 2:46
11.5%
56→45
