NBA

Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers

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Boston Celtics
1-0, 1-0 Away
Final
124 - 113

Cleveland Cavaliers
0-1, 0-1 Home
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

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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 Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Oct 17
Nae'Qwan Tomlin, F Day-To-Day Oct 13
Khalifa Diop, C Day-To-Day Oct 13
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Day-To-Day Oct 17

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 15,464 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 4 0 1.000 - W4
Brooklyn 3 1 .750 1 L1
Toronto 2 3 .400 2.5 L2
Philadelphia 1 3 .250 3 L3
New York 1 4 .200 3.5 W1

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 1 W2 0.75 3
Chicago 0.5 2 W2 0.6 3
Milwaukee 1.5 3 W1 0.4 2
Cleveland 1.5 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Indiana 2 3 L3 0.25 1
Full Standings

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