Boston
Celtics
109
–
98
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 35 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 109 |
| CLE | 26 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 98 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Payton Pritchard
BOS
18
PTS
3
REB
7
AST
+18
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite46.2
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 33.1Impact: 3.1
58.3% FG+18 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 51.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
23
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-17 (41.2%)
3PT1-3
FT8-9
TS%54.9%
eFG%44.1%
TOV4
ORTG132
DRTG110
NET+23
+17 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 20 pts allowed on 67.7 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 37:45 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7-17 | 41% | 1-3 | 33% | 8-9 | 89% | +17 |
| Jayson Tatum | 27:02 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 38% | 2-9 | 22% | 6-7 | 86% | -3 |
| Derrick White | 35:37 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Neemias Queta | 35:52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Sam Hauser | 24:25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 34:48 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| Hugo González | 7:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Luka Garza | 11:39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 25:49 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 49 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 37-84 | 44% | 15-38 | 39% | 20-22 | 91% | — |
Amari Williams —
Ron Harper Jr. —
Jordan Walsh —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 31:05 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-19 | 53% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -6 |
| Sam Merrill | 29:07 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| James Harden | 38:20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 38% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-7 | 57% | -12 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 33:28 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-18 | 50% | 3-9 | 33% | 9-11 | 82% | +8 |
| Dean Wade | 20:34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Craig Porter Jr. | 4:02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 25:20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Thomas Bryant | 13:37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Dennis Schröder | 20:23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Keon Ellis | 24:04 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 35-86 | 41% | 13-45 | 29% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Nae'Qwan Tomlin —
Larry Nance Jr. —
Tristan Enaruna —
Riley Minix —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS37/84 (44%)
Paint
16/31 (52%)
Mid
11/25 (44%)
3PT
15/38 (39%)
ATB3 39%Paint 38%RA 63%Mid 43%Corner 3 40%
CLE35/86 (41%)
Paint
19/33 (58%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
13/45 (29%)
ATB3 31%RA 70%Paint 43%Corner 3 22%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Evan Mobley
defended Neemias Queta
6.0 min • 8 pts • 38%
Best Defender
Dennis Schröder
held Payton Pritchard
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dean Wade
vs Derrick White
2.0 min • 5 pts • 67%
| CLE Defense | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Hugo González | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Luka Garza | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 1.8m 7pts 50% | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — | 3.8m 6pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 4pts 67% |
| Donovan Mitchell | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 4pts 33% | 1.8m 8pts 100% | 1.1m 4pts 25% | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 33% |
| Evan Mobley | — | 1.3m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 67% | 6.0m 8pts 38% | — | — |
| Sam Merrill | — | 4.2m 5pts 40% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Keon Ellis | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Jaylon Tyson | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wade | — | 2.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Dennis Schröder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 25% | 2.4m 4pts 33% | 2.5m 5pts 33% | 2.6m 8pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = BOS leads
CLE Largest Lead
8
Q1 3:07
BOS Largest Lead
26
Q3 8:06
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 11:48 – Q3 1:56
-20 → -13
BOS 8-0 run
Q3 6:41 – Q3 7:36
-17 → -23
BOS 11-0 run
Q3 6:41 – Q3 8:06
-17 → -26
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 10:11 – Q3 11:34
-23 → -17