Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics

Dec 22, 2021

FINAL

19-13ClevelandCavaliers

101

16-16BostonCeltics

111

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	26	22	25	28	101
BOS	31	32	22	26	111

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers, 111-101. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 34 points and six rebounds, while Jayson Tatum added 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the victory. Additionally, Joe Johnson recorded two points (1-1 FG) for the Celtics, while Darius Garland tallied 28 points, six assists and three steals for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 16-16 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 19-13.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Dean WadeSF	23	2-5	0-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	1	-16	6
24Lauri MarkkanenPF	32	2-12	0-5	3-3	9	0	0	1	1	1	-10	7
99Tacko FallC	19	2-5	0-0	0-0	10	0	0	2	1	1	-6	4
10Darius GarlandSG	40	11-22	2-8	4-4	2	6	3	0	3	0	-6	28
3Ricky RubioPG	30	2-12	1-5	3-4	5	6	3	0	4	1	-20	8
0Kevin Love	22	6-13	1-5	5-7	12	3	1	0	1	4	-5	18
16Cedi Osman	30	5-14	1-7	2-2	6	1	1	0	1	3	-7	13
45Denzel Valentine	26	3-6	2-4	0-0	6	0	0	0	2	2	-6	8
6Kevin Pangos	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+11	5
10Justin Anderson	1	1-1	1-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	4
40Luke Kornet	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+5	0
Trevon Scott	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0

TOTAL	-	36-9239.1%	9-3823.7%	20-2483.3%	53	17	8	3	15	15	-	101

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Romeo LangfordSF	30	5-8	1-3	0-1	9	0	2	1	1	3	+18	11
0Jayson TatumPF	36	6-19	2-8	4-4	9	5	2	1	2	5	+19	18
44Robert Williams IIIC	34	10-12	0-0	1-2	11	7	2	2	2	2	+12	21
7Jaylen BrownSG	35	12-22	5-10	5-5	6	3	1	1	3	3	+14	34
36Marcus SmartPG	31	1-7	1-4	1-2	2	4	3	0	0	2	+7	4
26Aaron Nesmith	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	-2	5
71Dennis Schroder	18	1-11	0-1	1-2	1	4	1	0	1	5	+1	3
13Enes Freedom	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	+3	4
11Payton Pritchard	20	3-7	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	0	-2	7
34CJ Miles	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
28Bruno Fernando	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-5	0
55Joe Johnson	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	2
44Justin Jackson	1	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	2
TOTAL	-	43-9246.7%	11-3036.7%	14-1877.8%	48	24	12	5	13	24	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEBOS

(11:58) Jump Ball Williams III vs. Fall: Tip to Rubio
(11:39) MISS Markkanen 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:37) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:29) Brown 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:12) Garland 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
23
(10:53) MISS Smart 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:47) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) Garland Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (10:31) Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
26
(10:11) MISS Garland 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:08) Rubio REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:07) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:06) Cavaliers Rebound
(10:01) Jump Ball Langford vs. Fall: Tip to Wade
(10:01) Langford P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
(9:47) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:44) Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:31) Brown 17' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
28
(9:21) MISS Rubio 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:20) Fall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:20) MISS Fall Tip Layup Shot
(9:18) Fall REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:17) Fall Putback Layup (2 PTS)
48
(9:13) Williams III Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:13) Rubio STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:12) Markkanen 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
68
(9:12) Williams III S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Washington)
+1 (9:12) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
78
(8:57) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:55) Fall REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:46) MISS Fall 3' Alley Oop Layup
(8:45) Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:39) MISS Brown 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:37) Fall REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:24) MISS Markkanen 3PT Jump Shot
(8:21) Cavaliers Rebound
(8:18) Wade Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:18) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
(8:14) Williams III Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:14) Rubio STEAL (2 STL)
(8:11) Langford S.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Mehta)
+1 (8:11) Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
88
+1 (8:11) Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
98
(8:00) Fall S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mehta)
+1 (8:00) Williams III Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
99
(8:00) MISS Williams III Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:00) Fall REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(7:47) MISS Garland 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:46) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:26) Brown 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
912
(7:16) Brown AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Boland)
+1 (7:16) Garland Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1012
(7:09) MISS Garland 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:56) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:51) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:48) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:31) MISS Love 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:28) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:19) Williams III 3' Alley Oop Layup (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1014
(6:09) MISS Markkanen 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:07) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:00) MISS Tatum 5' Driving Layup
(5:58) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:38) Wade 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
1214
+2 (5:31) Brown 3' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
1216
(5:05) MISS Garland 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) MISS Smart 3PT Jump Shot
(4:56) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:50) Osman 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
1516
(4:30) MISS Williams III 10' Hook Shot
(4:26) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:25) Williams III 5' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
1518
(4:10) MISS Markkanen 3' Layup
(4:08) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:08) Wade Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1718
+3 (3:52) Nesmith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
1721
(3:41) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Boland)
+1 (3:41) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1821
+1 (3:41) Markkanen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1921
+2 (3:28) Brown 21' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1923
(3:18) Valentine Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:18) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
(3:13) Nesmith Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:03) MISS Rubio 10' Driving Layup
(3:03) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:59) Freedom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) MISS Schroder 5' Running Layup
(2:56) Fall BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:56) CELTICS Rebound
(2:56) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:50) Valentine S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Mehta)
+1 (2:50) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
1924
+1 (2:50) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
1925
(2:35) MISS Rubio 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:33) Love REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:32) Love 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2125
(2:23) MISS Schroder 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:22) Fall REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (2:06) Fall 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
2325
+2 (1:52) Nesmith 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
2327
(1:28) MISS Love 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:26) Freedom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:21) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:21) Rubio STEAL (3 STL)
(1:19) Schroder Personal Take Foul (P1.PN) (S.Mehta)
(1:19) MISS Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:19) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (1:19) Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2427
+2 (1:09) Brown 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
2429
(0:57) MISS Osman 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:55) Love REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (0:54) Love 16' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2629
(0:42) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:36) MISS Love 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:35) CELTICS Rebound
(0:29) MISS Schroder 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:28) Freedom REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:16) Freedom 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
2631
(0:02) MISS Wade 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:00) Cavaliers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

BOS

101Points111

36-92(39.1%)Field Goal(%)43-92(46.7%)

9-38(23.7%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

53(15)Rebounds(Offensive)48(12)

17Assists24

8Steals12

3Blocks5

15Turnovers13

15Fouls24

48Pts In The Paint46

19Fast Break Pts8

18Pts Off Turnovers19

48Bench Pts23

1Largest Lead23

Game Details

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)