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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 28 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 112 |
 Cavaliers | 15 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 105 |
BOSTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 40-9840.8% | 17-4835.4% | 15-1883.3% | 53 | 26 | 12 |
| CLE | 36-9139.6% | 11-3928.2% | 22-2684.6% | 51 | 18 | 13 |
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 Celtics112| 35 | 20 | 7-14 | 6-12 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | −11 | +6.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 7-23 | 3-11 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +1 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 19 | 7-20 | 1-6 | 4-4 | −2 | −3.1 | ||||||||
| 28 | 16 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +19 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +19 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −1.1 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +4.4 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 40-9840.8% | 17-4835.4% | 53 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 15-1883.3% | 15 | 10 | 6 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Xavier Tillman, Jordan Walsh, Drew Peterson, Neemias Queta, Baylor Scheierman and Jaden Springer (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers105| 36 | 31 | 12-25 | 4-14 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 25 | 8-20 | 3-8 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0 | +8 | +7.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −8.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.3 | |||
| 24 | 12 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +7 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −6.2 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.9 | ||||
| Team | 105 | 36-9139.6% | 11-3928.2% | 51 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 22-2684.6% | 14 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 23 points on 6 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Emoni Bates, Tristan Thompson, Craig Porter Jr. and Jaylon Tyson (coach’s decision).
Celtics112Cavaliers105ClickTap 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.
Derrick White scored 20 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the defending champion Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-105 for their fourth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 29-9 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 20.
Jayson Tatum had 22 points (11 in the third quarter) and 7 assists but shot 7 for 23. White scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Darius Garland added 25 points. Jarrett Allen had 17 points and a season-high 18 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 40.8% from the field and 35.4% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 39.6% and 28.2%. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 37-22 in 15 minutes together. Max Strus fouled out.
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).
97 points from the field on 98 shots: 8.0 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 | 14-21 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-17 | 41.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-12 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-37 | 35.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Darius Garland | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Evan Mobley | 7 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 7 | 2-10 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 28 | 2 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Sam Merrill | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Max Strus | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 9 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 27 | 6 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 2 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Georges Niang | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Max Strus | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 2-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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
Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (28 PTS)
Q4 5:30
12.5%
14→27
Mitchell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
Q3 2:06
12.1%
8→21
Holiday 6' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Brown 6 AST)
Q4 5:36
11.3%
26→14
White 31' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brown 4 AST)
Q3 8:57
9.6%
24→14
Mitchell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 6:00
8.9%
17→26
