Cavaliers (113) vs Celtics (120) · Dec 12, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 12, 2023

13-11ClevelandCavaliers

113

17-5BostonCeltics

120

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers, 120-113. Jayson Tatum (25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists) and Jaylen Brown (25 points, 10-17 FG, four assists) combine for 50 for the Celtics in the victory, while Donovan Mitchell tallied a game-high 29 points and five 3PM for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 17-5 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 13-11.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	31	29	32	21	113
BOS	21	38	35	26	120

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	37	6-15	5-11	0-0	9	3	0	0	1	4	17	+1
32Dean WadePF	19	2-6	2-6	2-2	3	3	0	1	0	3	8	+2
31Jarrett AllenC	36	6-9	0-0	2-5	5	5	3	2	2	4	14	+4
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	11-22	5-13	2-2	6	3	1	0	3	3	29	+6
10Darius GarlandPG	37	11-23	4-8	0-0	2	7	1	0	2	1	26	-3
3Caris LeVert	22	5-11	1-4	0-0	2	3	0	1	2	1	11	-5
35Isaac Okoro	16	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	3	-15
20Georges Niang	23	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	-14
13Tristan Thompson	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	-11
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Sam Merrill	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		44-9247.8%	19-4542.2%	6-966.7%	35	27	6	4	12	18	113

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	10-17	1-5	4-4	2	4	1	1	3	1	25	-6
0Jayson TatumPF	40	7-19	2-9	9-9	10	5	0	2	4	3	25	+9
8Kristaps PorzingisC	31	5-16	2-6	9-9	10	3	1	2	3	1	21	-3
9Derrick WhiteSG	36	5-9	5-8	2-2	4	4	1	2	1	3	17	-6
4Jrue HolidayPG	34	4-7	3-5	0-0	4	2	3	1	1	3	11	+2
30Sam Hauser	19	3-5	3-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	9	+14
42Al Horford	22	1-3	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	+13
11Payton Pritchard	11	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	3	2	1	1	1	6	+10
40Luke Kornet	8	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	+2
45Dalano Banton	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Lamar Stevens	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		38-8445.2%	18-4440.9%	26-26100.0%	45	23	9	9	13	13	120

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclebos

(11:56) Jump Ball J. Allen vs. K. Porzingis: Tip to D. Garland
+3 (11:43) M. Strus 28' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Allen 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:33) J. Brown driving Layup (2 PTS)
32
(11:23) MISS M. Strus 26' 3PT
(11:21) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(11:12) K. Porzingis bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:12) D. Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:08) D. Mitchell running DUNK (2 PTS)
52
(10:47) MISS K. Porzingis 12' turnaround Shot
(10:45) D. Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:34) MISS D. Mitchell 26' pullup 3PT
(10:32) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS J. Tatum 24' 3PT
(10:19) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) D. Garland 11' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
72
+2 (10:00) J. Brown Layup (4 PTS)
74
(9:53) MISS M. Strus driving Layup - blocked
(9:53) K. Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:52) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (9:50) D. Garland cutting Layup (4 PTS) (D. Mitchell 1 AST)
94
(9:40) D. Mitchell personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:37) MISS D. White 3PT
(9:35) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:28) MISS J. Allen Layup - blocked
(9:28) J. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:27) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (9:23) M. Strus Layup (5 PTS) (J. Allen 2 AST)
114
(9:22) BOS Timeout
(9:14) K. Porzingis bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(9:03) MISS J. Allen Layup - blocked
(9:03) D. White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:02) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) MISS D. White running Layup
(8:58) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:51) D. Wade 3PT running (3 PTS) (D. Mitchell 2 AST)
144
(8:41) MISS J. Tatum 15' Jump Shot
(8:39) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:28) MISS D. Garland driving Layup
(8:27) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:23) MISS J. Holiday 25' running pullup 3PT
(8:21) D. Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:10) MISS J. Allen cutting DUNK
(8:08) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:03) MISS J. Tatum 25' running 3PT
(8:02) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:54) J. Tatum shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mitchell 2 FT)
+1 (7:54) D. Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
154
+1 (7:54) D. Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
164
(7:39) K. Porzingis bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(7:39) J. Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:34) D. Mitchell running Layup (6 PTS) (D. Garland 1 AST)
184
(7:19) MISS J. Holiday 26' pullup 3PT
(7:18) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS D. Mitchell 25' 3PT - blocked
(7:04) D. White BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:02) K. Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:53) J. Brown driving Layup (6 PTS)
186
+2 (6:33) J. Allen driving DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
206
(6:26) M. Strus shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (6:26) J. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
207
+1 (6:26) J. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
208
+2 (6:10) D. Mitchell cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (J. Allen 3 AST)
228
(5:49) D. Wade shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porzingis 2 FT)
+1 (5:49) K. Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
229
+1 (5:49) K. Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2210
(5:34) C. LeVert bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:34) K. Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
(5:26) MISS K. Porzingis 30' 3PT
(5:25) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (5:15) D. Mitchell 26' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)
2510
(5:03) MISS J. Brown 27' pullup 3PT
(5:01) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:57) MISS D. Mitchell 27' running pullup 3PT
(4:55) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:36) MISS K. Porzingis 16' driving floating Shot
(4:34) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:26) MISS C. LeVert 26' pullup 3PT
(4:24) K. Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:10) MISS J. Brown driving floating Shot
(4:09) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:03) I. Okoro step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (3:46) J. Brown driving Layup (10 PTS) (D. White 1 AST)
2512
+2 (3:32) C. LeVert 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2712
(3:19) MISS P. Pritchard 28' 3PT
(3:17) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:12) D. Mitchell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:12) P. Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(3:10) P. Pritchard bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:00) MISS D. Garland 26' pullup 3PT
(2:59) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:50) MISS A. Horford 25' 3PT
(2:48) I. Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:38) MISS D. Garland 3PT
(2:36) S. Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:23) J. Tatum driving Layup (2 PTS)
2714
+2 (2:05) C. LeVert driving Layup (4 PTS)
2914
+3 (1:45) P. Pritchard 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
2917
+2 (1:23) D. Garland driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
3117
+2 (1:11) A. Horford 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. White 2 AST)
3119
(0:47) MISS C. LeVert 10' driving floating bank Shot
(0:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:46) S. Hauser loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:46) CLE Timeout
(0:36) MISS D. Garland 22' step back Shot
(0:34) P. Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:20) J. Tatum driving Layup (4 PTS) (P. Pritchard 1 AST)
3121
(0:01) MISS I. Okoro 14' floating Shot
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

BOS

113Points120

44-92(47.8%)Field Goal(%)38-84(45.2%)

19-45(42.2%)3-Point(%)18-44(40.9%)

6-9(66.7%)Free Throw(%)26-26(100.0%)

35(6)Rebounds(Offensive)45(12)

27Assists23

6Steals9

4Blocks9

12Turnovers13

18Fouls13

34Pts In The Paint34

9Fast Break Pts9

15Pts Off Turnovers19

19Bench Pts21

15Largest Lead10

Game Details

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)