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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics

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49-10, 22-6 Away
Final
123 - 116

42-18, 18-11 Home

Mitchell scores 41, Cavaliers overcome 22-point deficit to beat the Celtics 123-116

Cavs stun Celtics behind Mitchell's 41-point performance

Darius Garland added 20 points and seven assists. Evan Mobley finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for his 27th double-double to give Cleveland a split in the four-game series with the playoffs just over two months away.

Jayson Tatum finished with 46 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists. Jaylen Brown added 37 points, marking the first time Boston’s top stars both posted 30-point games this season.

The Cavaliers had all of their players available, while the Celtics played without starters Jrue Holiday (finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness).

It did nothing to stymie the Celtics early as they sprinted out to a 25-3 lead. But after a cold start the Cavs responded, going on a 41-22 run to get back into the game.

Takeaways Cavaliers: The victory, even without the Celtics at full strength, is a huge mental boost for a Cavs team that was eliminated 4-1 by the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs last season.

Celtics: Boston is now just 18-11 at home.

Key moment Trailing 114-110, the Celtics got back-to-back stops, each followed by buckets by Brown to tie the game. Mitchell scored on a floater to put the Cavaliers back in front. Then, following a miss by Brown on Boston’s next possession, Mitchell hit a driving layup and was fouled. He completed the three-point play to put the Cavs in front 119-114 with 1:57 remaining.

Key stat Tatum had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the opening 24 minutes, the first player ever to reach those totals in a half during the play-by-play era (1997-98).

Up next Both teams play on Sunday. The Cavaliers host the Trail Blazers. The Celtics host the Nuggets.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 123 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 123 - 116
4th 15.0 Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound 123 - 116
4th 18.1 Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 123 - 116
4th 22.1 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 123 - 116

Statistics

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45-94 FG 43-89
47.9 Field Goal % 48.3
17-39 3PT 17-39
43.6 Three Point % 43.6
16-19 FT 13-17
84.2 Free Throw % 76.5
44 Rebounds 40
14 Offensive Rebounds 14
30 Defensive Rebounds 26
23 Assists 20
4 Steals 5
3 Blocks 5
7 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
9 Fast Break Points 12
46 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 19
7 Largest Lead 22
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Kornet, C Day-To-Day Mar 31
Jaylen Brown, SG Day-To-Day Mar 31
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaylon Tyson, F Out Mar 29
Ty Jerome, SG Out Mar 29
Emoni Bates, F Out Mar 24

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 60 15 .800 - W1
Indiana 44 31 .587 16 W1
Detroit 42 33 .560 18 L1
Milwaukee 40 34 .541 19.5 L4
Chicago 33 42 .440 27 L2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 19 .747 - W9
New York 47 27 .635 8.5 W2
Toronto 28 47 .373 28 W4
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31.5 W2
Philadelphia 23 52 .307 33 L8
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