Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/28
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 124 - 113 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 124 - 113 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 124 - 113 |
| 4th 1.2 | |
Chris Cenac Jr. blocks Riley Minix 's 17-foot driving floating jump shot | 124 - 113 |
| 4th 3.1 | |
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | 124 - 113 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 CLE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-99 | FG | 44-92 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 17-47 | 3PT | 12-37 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 25-35 | FT | 13-16 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fouls | 25 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 13 | Lead Changes | 13 |
| 70 | Percent Led | 22 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin, F | Out | Oct 20 |
| Khalifa Diop, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 13 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Oct 18 |
Game Information
Rocket Arena
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 15,464 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brooklyn |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 New York |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Philadelphia |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Toronto |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Boston |
0 | 1 | .000 | 0.5 | L1 |
Full Standings
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