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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 33 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 114 |
 Cavaliers | 26 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 118 |
BOSTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 42-10141.6% | 16-4833.3% | 14-2166.7% | 52 | 25 | 12 |
| CLE | 43-9644.8% | 12-3435.3% | 20-2580.0% | 58 | 27 | 15 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers118| 47 | 40 | 14-34 | 4-11 | 8-8 | 0 | +3 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 42 | 17 | 6-18 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 41 | 25 | 10-14 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 0 | +9 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.4 | ||||
| 23 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 | −0.1 | ||||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | |||
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.9 | ||
| Team | 118 | 43-9644.8% | 12-3435.3% | 58 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 20-2580.0% | 16 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Raul Neto, Danny Green, Robin Lopez, Dylan Windler and Sam Merrill (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics114| 45 | 32 | 12-26 | 1-7 | 7-10 | 0 | −1 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 11 | 4-17 | 3-11 | 0-0 | −8 | −7.6 | ||||||||
| 36 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −7.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +9 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 24 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.1 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −17 | +1.0 | |||||
| 16 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.4 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +4.1 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +8 | +3.5 | |||||||
| Team | 114 | 42-10141.6% | 16-4833.3% | 52 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 14-2166.7% | 15 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 50 points on 17 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Al Horford (injury/illness).
Cavaliers118Celtics114ClickTap 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.
Donovan Mitchell had 40 points and a season-high 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 118-114 in overtime.
The Cavaliers trailed 68-53 with 1:15 left in the second quarter and 68-56 at halftime. They were still down 102-91 with 4:15 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.2% chance to win, and outscored the Celtics 27-12 the rest of the way.
Darius Garland’s 2 free throws with 9.2 seconds left in overtime made it 118-114 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Celtics 19-12. Mitchell (No. 5 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 11 of the Cavaliers’ 19 on 3 for 8 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Evan Mobley had 25 points (16 in the paint), 17 rebounds and 3 blocks on 10 for 14 shooting.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown had 32 points (16 in the paint), 13 rebounds and a season-high 9 assists but went 1 for 7 from 3, and Malcolm Brogdon added 24 points off the bench.
The Cavaliers went 20 for 25 at the line to the Celtics’ 14 for 21. The Celtics gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed. They outscored the Cavaliers 50-23 off the bench. The Cavaliers outscored the Celtics 31-12 in 12 minutes with LeVert, Mitchell, Garland, Stevens and Mobley on the floor 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. The Cavaliers’ chance bottomed out at 4.2% (4th quarter, 4:15 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 96 shots: 6.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-30 | 60.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-20 | 55.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-12 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-24 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 23 | 4 | 2-9 | −5 |
| Jaylen Brown | 22 | 5 | 2-7 | −4 |
| Marcus Smart | 20 | 7 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 13 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 20 | 9-18 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 47 points on 98 possessions. He usually scores about 41 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Griffin | 16 | 9 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Luke Kornet | 14 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Marcus Smart | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Mike Muscala | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 8 | 4-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 28 | 4 | 2-5 | −5 |
| Marcus Smart | 18 | 3 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 9 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 9 | 4-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 30 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
White 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Brown 9 AST)
Q4 0:16
59.1%
73→14
Mitchell 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (36 PTS)
Q4 0:25
43.3%
29→73
Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
Q4 0:06
38.3%
14→53
Stevens 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (LeVert 4 AST)
OT 2:14
24.0%
47→71
Brown 16' Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Smart 5 AST)
Q4 1:03
23.0%
37→14
