Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 12, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	17	22	30	25	94
CLE	22	20	25	35	102

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics, 102-94. Kevin Love led the way for the Cavaliers with a season-high 30 points (10-16 FG, 6-9 3pt FG) and 14 rebounds, while Collin Sexton added 28 points and eight assists in the victory. Jayson Tatum tallied 29 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 22-48 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 35-35.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
94Evan FournierSF	34	6-20	3-9	0-0	4	1	2	1	1	2	-10	15
0Jayson TatumPF	35	11-26	1-6	6-8	8	1	2	2	2	3	-5	29
13Tristan ThompsonC	28	5-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	1	2	4	-5	10
26Aaron NesmithSG	22	3-10	0-4	2-2	7	2	1	0	0	4	-7	8
51Tremont WatersPG	22	3-9	1-4	0-0	3	3	0	1	2	2	0	7
45Romeo Langford	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
11Payton Pritchard	25	5-13	4-9	1-2	7	3	1	0	0	2	-7	15
40Luke Kornet	18	1-5	1-2	0-0	6	2	1	3	0	2	-3	3
12Grant Williams	31	2-7	2-4	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	4	+3	7
4Carsen Edwards	4	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
37Semi Ojeleye	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jabari Parker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-10135.6%	12-4129.3%	10-1471.4%	46	14	9	8	7	23	-	94

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Dean WadeSF	28	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	2	2	0	2	6	0	1
0Kevin LovePF	33	10-16	6-9	4-4	14	3	2	0	3	1	+14	30
31Jarrett AllenC	32	4-10	0-0	0-0	10	2	0	1	3	1	+4	8
35Isaac OkoroSG	36	6-14	0-3	3-3	6	6	0	1	2	2	+5	15
2Collin SextonPG	32	7-15	1-2	13-16	2	8	0	1	5	1	0	28
33Brodric Thomas	34	2-7	0-3	1-2	10	3	0	0	0	2	+7	5
21Damyean Dotson	24	4-6	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	+12	9
18Anderson Varejao	3	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-2	4
27Mfiondu Kabengele	15	1-6	0-4	0-0	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	2
55Isaiah Hartenstein	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jeremiah Martin	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Cedi Osman	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	36-8045.0%	8-2433.3%	22-2781.5%	55	27	4	6	15	13	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSCLE

(11:57) Jump Ball Allen vs. Thompson: Tip to Sexton
(11:46) Sexton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:46) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(11:35) MISS Tatum 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:33) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:19) Allen 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
02
(11:07) MISS Nesmith 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:55) Love 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
05
(10:40) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
+1 (10:40) Nesmith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
15
+1 (10:40) Nesmith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
25
(10:27) MISS Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:25) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) Waters Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:13) Love STEAL (1 STL)
(10:08) MISS Sexton 2' Running Layup
(10:08) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:07) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:07) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
(10:07) MISS Wade Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:07) CAVALIERS Rebound
+1 (10:07) Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
26
(9:54) MISS Fournier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:50) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:43) MISS Okoro 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:40) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) Thompson Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T2) (M.Ayotte)
(9:37) Thompson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:20) Love Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (9:05) Fournier 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
46
+2 (8:43) Sexton 5' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
48
+2 (8:28) Tatum 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
68
(8:17) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (8:17) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
69
(8:17) MISS Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:11) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:10) Fournier Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:10) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
(8:07) Wade Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:07) Nesmith STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) MISS Fournier 3' Driving Layup
(7:54) Celtics Rebound
(7:38) MISS Nesmith 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:35) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:26) MISS Love 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:25) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:11) MISS Waters 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:03) MISS Okoro 3' Driving Layup
(7:03) Fournier BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:03) CAVALIERS Rebound
+2 (6:59) Sexton 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Okoro 2 AST)
611
(6:59) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:44) MISS Tatum 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:42) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:41) Thompson 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
811
(6:41) Celtics Violation: Delay of game Violation
(6:25) MISS Sexton 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:22) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:12) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:12) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:05) Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Waters 1 AST)
1111
(5:44) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(5:44) Fournier STEAL (1 STL)
(5:36) Thompson Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (5:21) Okoro 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
1113
(5:03) Waters Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(5:03) Wade STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:57) Okoro 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Sexton 3 AST)
1115
(4:44) Wade P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
(4:41) Tatum OFF.Foul (P2) (J.Goldenberg)
(4:41) Tatum Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:17) MISS Okoro 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:14) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:08) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:05) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:55) MISS Dotson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:51) Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:43) MISS Wade 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:40) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:32) MISS Nesmith 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:12) Okoro 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST)
1117
(3:12) Nesmith S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (3:12) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1118
(2:59) Wade P.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Ayotte)
(2:59) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:54) MISS Tatum 1' Driving Layup
(2:54) Kabengele BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:50) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:38) Varejao 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST)
1120
(2:23) MISS Kornet 3' Driving Layup
(2:23) Kabengele BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:20) Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:18) MISS Thomas 3PT Jump Shot
(2:15) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:00) MISS Williams 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(1:57) Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:38) Varejao Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1122
+2 (1:27) Tatum 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1322
(1:09) MISS Kabengele 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:07) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:02) Thomas S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Forte)
(1:02) MISS Pritchard Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:02) Celtics Rebound
+1 (1:02) Pritchard Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1422
(0:45) MISS Okoro 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:43) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:35) Pritchard 34' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1722
(0:25) MISS Varejao 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:23) Varejao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:22) MISS Varejao 7' Jump Shot
(0:22) Kornet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:18) Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Pritchard 7' Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Okoro BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

CLE

94Points102

36-101(35.6%)Field Goal(%)36-80(45.0%)

12-41(29.3%)3-Point(%)8-24(33.3%)

10-14(71.4%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

46(13)Rebounds(Offensive)55(7)

14Assists27

9Steals4

8Blocks6

7Turnovers15

23Fouls13

48Pts In The Paint44

5Fast Break Pts4

12Pts Off Turnovers7

25Bench Pts20

3Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 4,148 (21.3%)