Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 17, 2021

FINAL

20-20BostonCeltics

110

15-25ClevelandCavaliers

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	18	20	36	36	110
CLE	26	29	27	35	117

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics, 117-110. Collin Sexton recorded 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers, while Darius Garland added a career-high tying 25 points, along with four rebounds and six assists in the victory. Jayson Tatum (29 points, five rebounds, three assists) and Jaylen Brown (28 points, three rebounds, four assists) combined for 57 points for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 15-25 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 20-20.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	37	11-24	3-13	4-5	5	3	2	1	1	3	-8	29
37Semi OjeleyePF	19	1-4	1-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-3	5
27Daniel TheisC	25	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	5	0	0	2	3	-1	0
7Jaylen BrownSG	39	11-26	2-10	4-8	3	4	2	3	2	4	+2	28
36Marcus SmartPG	29	5-11	4-9	5-6	3	2	2	0	4	2	-10	19
55Jeff Teague	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	2	-8	4
11Payton Pritchard	18	3-4	0-1	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	1	+3	7
44Robert Williams III	26	6-7	0-0	1-2	14	3	2	4	1	4	-13	13
12Grant Williams	22	1-6	0-1	3-4	7	0	0	0	0	5	+4	5
4Carsen Edwards	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
43Javonte Green	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Aaron Nesmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8845.5%	10-3826.3%	20-2969.0%	40	19	10	9	12	27	-	110

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	35	5-10	0-1	5-5	4	2	0	0	1	4	+9	15
22Larry Nance Jr.PF	36	7-8	2-3	2-2	10	4	2	1	2	4	+5	18
31Jarrett AllenC	33	2-6	0-1	3-6	7	1	0	1	1	0	+9	7
2Collin SextonSG	36	10-20	2-5	7-7	7	6	0	0	4	2	+19	29
10Darius GarlandPG	37	9-16	2-5	5-6	4	6	1	0	2	5	+2	25
16Cedi Osman	18	2-5	2-4	4-5	1	3	2	0	3	1	-1	10
6JaVale McGee	11	2-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	0	-1	5
32Dean Wade	16	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-3	8
9Dylan Windler	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	0	+1	0
2Quinn Cook	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
21Damyean Dotson	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Lamar Stevens	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Brodric Thomas	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-7454.1%	10-2343.5%	27-3381.8%	40	23	6	3	15	17	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSCLE

(11:56) Jump Ball Allen vs. Theis: Tip to Sexton
(11:43) Ojeleye P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
(11:29) MISS Allen 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:27) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:18) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:09) MISS Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) MISS Nance Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Ojeleye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Brown 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:43) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) MISS Sexton 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:23) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:13) Okoro P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+2 (10:02) Tatum 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (9:40) Garland 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
(9:35) Smart Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:12) Nance Jr. 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
24
(8:56) MISS Ojeleye 2' Layup
(8:54) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:34) MISS Okoro 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:34) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:34) Theis S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(8:34) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:34) CAVALIERS Rebound
+1 (8:34) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
25
(8:20) MISS Tatum 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:17) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:13) Sexton 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
27
+3 (8:00) Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)
57
+2 (7:49) Garland 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
59
(7:39) MISS Teague 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:37) Sexton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:37) Tatum P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mehta)
+2 (7:24) Allen Alley Oop Dunk (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
511
+3 (7:08) Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Theis 2 AST)
811
(6:49) MISS Okoro 3' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:49) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:46) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:43) MISS Ojeleye 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:33) Garland 18' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
813
(6:12) Smart Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:12) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(5:59) MISS Sexton 1' Driving Layup
(5:59) Brown BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:56) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:55) Garland P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Mehta)
(5:55) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:44) MISS Pritchard 3PT Jump Shot
(5:41) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:34) Sexton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:34) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(5:26) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:21) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:13) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:13) Nance Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(5:13) Teague S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Mehta)
+1 (5:13) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
814
+1 (5:13) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
815
(5:04) Williams III OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Corbin)
(5:04) Williams III Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (4:39) Okoro 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
817
(4:23) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:23) Nance Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
(4:19) Nance Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:19) Teague STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:15) Pritchard 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1017
(3:49) MISS Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:39) Theis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(3:39) Osman STEAL (1 STL)
(3:39) Brown P.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Sago)
+1 (3:39) Osman Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1018
+1 (3:39) Osman Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1019
+2 (3:28) Pritchard 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1219
(3:14) Williams III P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Corbin)
+1 (3:14) Garland Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1220
+1 (3:14) Garland Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1221
+2 (2:56) Teague 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1421
(2:35) MISS McGee 9' Driving Hook Shot
(2:32) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:28) MISS Osman 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:26) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:25) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:14) MISS Williams III 12' Jump Shot
(2:12) Windler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:57) MISS Sexton 1' Driving Layup
(1:57) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:54) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:44) Williams III 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
1621
+3 (1:21) Sexton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Windler 1 AST)
1624
(1:13) MISS Teague 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:10) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:09) MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:03) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:03) Pritchard Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
1824
(0:51) MISS Osman 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:51) Williams III BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:48) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:44) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:42) CAVALIERS Rebound
+2 (0:33) McGee 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
1826
(0:12) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:10) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Windler 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) CAVALIERS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

CLE

110Points117

40-88(45.5%)Field Goal(%)40-74(54.1%)

10-38(26.3%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)

20-29(69.0%)Free Throw(%)27-33(81.8%)

40(15)Rebounds(Offensive)40(7)

19Assists23

10Steals6

9Blocks3

12Turnovers15

27Fouls17

56Pts In The Paint56

14Fast Break Pts11

25Pts Off Turnovers15

29Bench Pts23

2Largest Lead21

Game Details

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 4,100 (21.1%)