Cleveland
Cavaliers
123
–
116
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Friday, February 28, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 26 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 123 |
| BOS | 38 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
17
PTS
12
REB
3
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots14
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite58.5
Hustle: 24.5Defense: 33.7Impact: 0.3
Double-Double14 contested shotsonly 13 pts allowed on 50.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
41
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+0
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-26 (50.0%)
3PT5-12
FT10-11
TS%66.5%
eFG%59.6%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG127
DRTG130
NET-4
41 points5-12 from 3only 38 pts allowed on 66.2 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Andre Hunter | 28:51 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +21 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 35:08 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13-26 | 50% | 5-12 | 42% | 10-11 | 91% | 0 |
| Evan Mobley | 28:57 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-4 | 75% | +2 |
| Max Strus | 21:37 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Ty Jerome | 21:08 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +34 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Darius Garland | 31:32 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-23 | 39% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Isaac Okoro | 12:09 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 23:43 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -23 |
| Dean Wade | 19:11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Sam Merrill | 17:44 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 44 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 45-94 | 48% | 17-39 | 44% | 16-19 | 84% | — |
Nae'Qwan Tomlin —
Jaylon Tyson —
Tristan Thompson —
Javonte Green —
Craig Porter Jr. —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 41:06 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 42% | 4-10 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Luke Kornet | 19:17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -26 |
| Payton Pritchard | 25:25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -36 |
| Jayson Tatum | 40:35 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19-37 | 51% | 4-12 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | +5 |
| Sam Hauser | 37:44 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Horford | 37:34 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 33:55 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13-24 | 54% | 4-6 | 67% | 7-10 | 70% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 43-89 | 48% | 17-39 | 44% | 13-17 | 76% | — |
Torrey Craig —
Anton Watson —
Xavier Tillman —
Jordan Walsh —
Drew Peterson —
Neemias Queta —
JD Davison —
Baylor Scheierman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE45/94 (48%)
Paint
23/43 (53%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
17/40 (43%)
ATB3 41%Paint 38%RA 81%Mid 50%Corner 3 67%
BOS43/89 (48%)
Paint
18/33 (55%)
Mid
12/26 (46%)
3PT
17/39 (44%)
ATB3 47%Paint 39%RA 67%Mid 58%Corner 3 29%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jayson Tatum
defended De'Andre Hunter
5.7 min • 2 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Sam Hauser
held Donovan Mitchell
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jayson Tatum
vs Jarrett Allen
2.4 min • 17 pts • 55%
| BOS Defense | Darius Garland | De'Andre Hunter | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Isaac Okoro | Jarrett Allen | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Ty Jerome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 5.7m 2pts 20% | 1.0m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 12pts 56% | — | 2.4m 17pts 55% | 1.1m 7pts 100% | — | — |
| Derrick White | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 2.4m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Sam Hauser | 5.1m 6pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jaylen Brown | 1.9m 10pts 71% | — | 1.9m 6pts 33% | 3.5m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 13pts 75% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Al Horford | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.2m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Luke Kornet | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Payton Pritchard | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 3pts 100% | 2.6m 0pts 0% |
| Torrey Craig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 33% | 3.3m 5pts 40% | 1.3m 2pts 33% | — | 2.6m 5pts 67% | 2.1m 4pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = CLE leads
BOS Largest Lead
22
Q1 4:48
CLE Largest Lead
7
Q4 11:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 0:16 – Q1 1:31
+3 → +8
BOS 11-0 run
Q1 0:16 – Q1 1:55
+3 → +11
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 4:12 – Q1 4:48
+16 → +22
CLE 9-0 run
Q2 2:29 – Q2 4:28
+10 → +3