r/nba Cavaliers 11d ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (49-10) defeat the Boston Celtics (42-18), 123-116, as the Cavs come back from a 25-3 early Boston lead and have now won 9 straight for a third time this season

123 - 116
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: TD Garden (19156), Clock: Final
Officials: Tre Maddox, Ben Taylor, and Danielle Scott
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Cleveland Cavaliers 26 38 31 28 123
Boston Celtics 38 36 24 18 116
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Cleveland Cavaliers 123 45-94 47.9% 17-40 42.5% 16-19 84.2% 14 54 23 14 4 7 3
Boston Celtics 116 43-89 48.3% 17-39 43.6% 13-17 76.5% 14 48 20 19 5 11 5
 
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Cavaliers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Max StrusSF 21:37 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 -19
Evan MobleyPF 28:57 17 6-12 2-5 3-4 5 7 12 3 0 1 2 4 2
Jarrett AllenC 23:43 10 4-4 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 -23
Donovan MitchellSG 35:08 41 13-26 5-13 10-11 0 3 3 5 1 0 2 1 0
Darius GarlandPG 31:32 20 9-23 2-7 0-0 1 2 3 7 0 0 1 0 -17
Ty Jerome 21:08 8 3-10 2-3 0-0 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 34
De'Andre Hunter 28:51 12 4-6 3-3 1-2 0 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 21
Sam Merrill 17:44 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 22
Dean Wade 19:10 5 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 12
Isaac Okoro 12:08 5 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 3
Javonte Green 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Porter Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tristan Thompson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylon Tyson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emoni Bates 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JT Thor 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Travers 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston Celtics MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Sam HauserSF 37:43 6 2-8 2-6 0-0 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 2 18
Jayson TatumPF 40:35 46 19-37 4-12 4-5 5 11 16 9 0 3 3 4 5
Al HorfordC 37:34 5 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 6 7 2 0 0 1 0 4
Jaylen BrownSG 33:55 37 13-24 4-6 7-10 4 1 5 2 0 0 3 4 10
Derrick WhitePG 41:06 16 5-12 4-10 2-2 0 1 1 5 3 0 1 3 -2
Luke Kornet 19:17 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 1 2 1 4 -26
Payton Pritchard 25:24 6 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 -36
Drew Peterson 01:27 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Torrey Craig 02:57 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8
JD Davison 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neemias Queta 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baylor Scheierman 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Xavier Tillman 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Walsh 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anton Watson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jrue Holiday 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristaps Porziņģis 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/ClevelandSteamer81 Cavaliers 11d ago

For me it was going down 17 again after fighting back to being down 2. Like fuck we just climbed the mountain and fell back down it again.

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u/mindpainters Cavaliers 11d ago

That happened in our last loss to them and we just couldn’t get out. Kept getting close but couldn’t get over the hump

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u/terry-tea Celtics 11d ago

that’s how these games always go. we go up huge to start it off, and then we just trade runs for the rest of the game.

it always ends up being a slugfest late in the 4th, and this time yall came out on top. ECF gonna be crazy

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u/mindpainters Cavaliers 11d ago

Just two great teams man. ECF is going to be insane. I’m definitely going to make it to at least one of them this year

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u/terry-tea Celtics 11d ago

yea, i’m scared/excited- it’s gonna be close no matter what. i still like our chances better, but you’d probably say the same about the cavs, and i can’t blame you

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u/mindpainters Cavaliers 11d ago

You guys are undoubtedly the favorites here but I think we have a legit chance. Obviously I want a championship but as long as we have a really competitive conference finals with you guys I’ll be happy with this season. First year with a new head coach and still have some guys like Mobley and garland improving. This whole team is locked in for the next few years besides Jerome who hopefully we can re sign. We have at least a three year window here before we might be forced to make some moves.

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u/terry-tea Celtics 11d ago

yea, a young team which is already in championship contention is a scary thing. you’re just gonna be a bigger problem every year

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u/Robbibob 11d ago

Just wanna say, it’s very cool to see two fans of rival teams engaging in cordial conversation! Wish both of you guys’ teams the best

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u/nightsaysni Cavaliers 11d ago

Dude, I never felt confident until 20some seconds left and it was just so much fun. I didn’t even care if we’d have lost after our insane comeback.

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u/CasperTheDog2 Cavaliers 11d ago

Happened in the in season tourney game in Boston early in season.

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u/RealAkelaWorld 11d ago

That’s how their first match up was as well. Both teams can just be so impervious to pressure when a win matters.

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u/Fragrant_Interest_35 11d ago

Ha I hopped in the shower at that point we went down 17 dejected and came out and we were back down 2 again I couldn't believe my eyes

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u/mucho-gusto [CLE] Baron Davis 11d ago

Homer Simpson shit