Sun, Mar 8 · Regular season
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01Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 38 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 8-9 | +17 |
| Neemias Queta | 36 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Payton Pritchard | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +18 |
| Derrick White | 35 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Jayson Tatum | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 2-9 | 6-7 | -3 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Sam Hauser | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Luka Garza | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Hugo González | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 109 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 37-84 | 15-38 | 20-22 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 38 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 4-7 | -12 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 34 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 3-9 | 9-11 | +8 |
| Evan Mobley | 31 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 2-3 | -6 |
| Sam Merrill | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Keon Ellis | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Dean Wade | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Craig Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 98 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 35-86 | 13-45 | 15-21 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Celtics edges
No clear mismatch in Boston's favor.
Cavaliers edges
No clear mismatch in Cleveland's favor.
Key battles
- Cleveland's offense shoots efficiently (4th), but Boston's defense contests every shot (4th). Watch the shooting.
04Tale of the tape
| BOS | Rank | Stat | Rank | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.7 | 2nd | Offensive rating | 6th | 120.2 |
| 113.5 | 4th | Defensive rating | 15th | 116.0 |
| +8.2 | 3rd | Net rating | 9th | +4.1 |
| 94.2 | 30th | Pace | 13th | 99.1 |
| 55.3 | 11th | Effective FG % | 4th | 56.1 |
| 10.5 | 1st | Turnover % | 9th | 11.7 |
| 29.2 | 6th | Offensive rebound % | 9th | 26.9 |
| 16.7 | 29th | Free throw rate | 16th | 20.6 |
| 52.3 | 4th | Opponent eFG % | 14th | 54.3 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 13th | 12.5 |
| 75.7 | 4th | Defensive rebound % | 11th | 74.4 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 17th | 20.9 |