Cavaliers (107) vs Celtics (116) · Dec 14, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 14, 2023

13-12ClevelandCavaliers

107

18-5BostonCeltics

116

Game Recap

The Celtics win their third straight game and improve to 18-5 (12-0 at home) as they defeat the Cavaliers, 116-107. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and three assists as Jaylen Brown (22 points, five assists, five rebounds) and Kristaps Porzingis (18 points, six rebounds) totaled 41 points. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 31 points, eight rebounds, and six assists as Caris LeVert added 26 points. The Cavaliers move to 13-12.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	24	30	33	20	107
BOS	33	32	25	26	116

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	31	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	5	5	-4
32Dean WadePF	15	1-5	1-5	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	-11
31Jarrett AllenC	39	4-7	0-0	0-0	10	3	0	0	3	1	8	-1
45Donovan MitchellSG	39	12-24	2-8	5-5	8	6	1	0	3	2	31	-11
10Darius GarlandPG	36	8-19	3-7	0-0	2	3	2	0	5	2	19	-11
3Caris LeVert	35	9-16	3-6	5-6	3	5	3	1	1	2	26	-1
35Isaac Okoro	17	2-2	1-1	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	3	7	+4
20Georges Niang	22	1-4	0-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	4	-7
13Tristan Thompson	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	-3
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		40-8348.2%	11-3333.3%	16-1794.1%	39	21	7	1	16	18	107

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	36	10-20	2-5	0-0	5	5	2	0	2	3	22	+4
0Jayson TatumPF	36	9-22	3-10	6-8	11	3	0	3	3	1	27	+2
8Kristaps PorzingisC	30	5-11	1-6	7-8	6	0	1	2	3	2	18	-1
9Derrick WhiteSG	35	5-10	2-4	2-2	5	3	3	0	3	0	14	+9
4Jrue HolidayPG	37	7-11	1-3	0-0	3	4	0	0	2	2	15	+11
42Al Horford	23	3-4	1-2	0-0	10	3	0	1	0	1	7	+9
30Sam Hauser	18	3-3	3-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	+9
77Lamar Stevens	8	1-3	0-2	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	3	4	+1
11Payton Pritchard	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	+1
45Dalano Banton	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		43-8550.6%	13-3636.1%	17-2085.0%	44	22	7	8	13	15	116

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclebos

(11:55) Jump Ball Porzingis vs. Allen: Tip to Brown
+2 (11:45) Holiday 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
02
(11:28) MISS Wade 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:27) Cavaliers Rebound
(11:20) MISS Strus 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:18) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) Porzingis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:13) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(11:08) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:06) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:57) White 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
05
+2 (10:29) Mitchell 4' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
25
(10:04) MISS Brown 11' Jump Shot
(10:02) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:02) White Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
27
(9:47) Garland Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:33) MISS Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:20) Garland 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
47
(9:09) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:09) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:02) Mitchell 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
77
+2 (8:52) Brown 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
79
(8:35) MISS Mitchell 19' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:33) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:27) Brown 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (White 1 AST)
712
(8:04) MISS Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:01) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:00) Allen Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (7:45) Porzingis 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
714
(7:45) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:27) Allen 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
914
(7:11) Strus S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Green)
(7:11) MISS Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:11) CELTICS Rebound
+1 (7:11) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
915
(6:57) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (6:57) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1015
+1 (6:57) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1115
+3 (6:39) Tatum 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1118
+2 (6:30) Mitchell 4' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1318
+2 (6:19) Brown 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS)
1320
(6:08) MISS LeVert 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:06) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:02) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:00) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:54) MISS Garland 31' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:53) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:45) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:35) Mitchell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:35) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(5:31) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:31) Garland STEAL (2 STL)
(5:28) Allen OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(5:28) Allen Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (5:16) Brown 1' Driving Dunk (9 PTS)
1322
(5:16) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (5:06) Strus 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1522
(4:56) Porzingis Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (4:43) LeVert 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
1722
+3 (4:29) Porzingis 30' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1725
(4:20) Hauser P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Green)
(4:10) MISS LeVert 1' Driving Layup
(4:08) Stevens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:05) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Green)
+1 (4:05) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1726
+1 (4:05) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1727
(3:53) CELTICS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Stevens ) (S.Wright)
+1 (3:53) Mitchell Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)
1827
+2 (3:41) Mitchell 21' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Allen 3 AST)
2027
(3:33) MISS White 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:32) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:20) Stevens P.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Sago)
(3:09) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(3:09) White STEAL (1 STL)
(3:09) CELTICS Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 0 Short 0)
+3 (2:52) Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Stevens 1 AST)
2030
(2:37) MISS Mitchell 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:36) CELTICS Rebound
(2:19) MISS Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:17) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:10) Stevens P.FOUL (P2.T4) (N.Green)
+2 (1:58) Garland 12' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
2230
(1:39) MISS Tatum 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:37) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:20) Stevens S.FOUL (P3.PN) (N.Sago)
+1 (1:20) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2330
+1 (1:20) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2430
+3 (0:58) Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2433
(0:51) MISS Garland 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:49) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:36) MISS Tatum 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:34) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:24) MISS Niang 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) Holiday Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

BOS

107Points116

40-83(48.2%)Field Goal(%)43-85(50.6%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-36(36.1%)

16-17(94.1%)Free Throw(%)17-20(85.0%)

39(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(13)

21Assists22

7Steals7

1Blocks8

16Turnovers13

18Fouls15

50Pts In The Paint50

11Fast Break Pts18

20Pts Off Turnovers21

39Bench Pts20

0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, December 14, 2023 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)