Cavaliers (123) vs Celtics (116) · Feb 28, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Feb 28, 2025

49-10ClevelandCavaliers

123

42-18BostonCeltics

116

Game Recap

The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a 22-PT comeback en route to defeating the Boston Celtics, 123-116, for their ninth consecutive victory. The Cleveland Cavaliers move to 49-10, while the Boston Celtics fall to 42-18.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	26	38	31	28	123
BOS	38	36	24	18	116

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	21	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	2	2	-19
4Evan MobleyPF	28	6-12	2-5	3-4	12	3	0	1	2	4	17	+2
31Jarrett AllenC	23	4-4	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	0	1	2	10	-23
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	13-26	5-12	10-11	3	5	1	0	2	1	41	0
10Darius GarlandPG	31	9-23	2-7	0-0	3	7	0	0	1	0	20	-17
2Ty Jerome	21	3-10	2-3	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	0	8	+34
12De'Andre Hunter	28	4-6	3-3	1-2	5	1	0	1	1	1	12	+21
5Sam Merrill	17	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	+22
32Dean Wade	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	5	+12
35Isaac Okoro	12	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	5	+3
8Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Nae'Qwan Tomlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9447.9%	17-3943.6%	16-1984.2%	44	23	4	3	7	14	123	-

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
30Sam HauserSF	37	2-8	2-6	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2	6	+18
0Jayson TatumPF	40	19-37	4-12	4-5	16	9	0	3	3	4	46	+5
42Al HorfordC	37	2-4	1-1	0-0	7	2	0	0	1	0	5	+4
7Jaylen BrownSG	33	13-24	4-6	7-10	5	2	0	0	3	4	37	+10
9Derrick WhitePG	41	5-12	4-10	2-2	1	5	3	0	1	3	16	-2
40Luke Kornet	19	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	2	1	4	0	-26
11Payton Pritchard	25	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	2	6	-36
13Drew Peterson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Torrey Craig	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
20JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Baylor Scheierman	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Anton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8948.3%	17-3943.6%	13-1776.5%	40	20	5	5	11	19	116	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclebos

(11:58) Jump Ball Horford vs. Allen: Tip to White
+3 (11:44) Brown 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
03
(11:25) MISS Mitchell 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:22) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:14) Brown Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:04) MISS Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:01) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:41) Tatum 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
05
(10:34) Mitchell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:34) White STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:29) Hauser 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
08
(10:17) MISS Garland 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:15) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:05) White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
011
(10:04) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (9:52) Mobley 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
211
(9:31) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(9:29) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:15) MISS Strus 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(9:13) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:58) Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
214
(8:44) MISS Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:42) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:28) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:28) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(8:22) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:22) White STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (8:17) Brown 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS) (White 1 AST)
217
(8:05) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (8:05) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
317
(8:05) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:03) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:51) MISS Brown 6' Driving Layup
(7:49) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:48) Brown 2' Putback Layup (8 PTS)
319
(7:38) MISS Mitchell 6' Driving Layup
(7:38) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:32) MISS Hauser 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:29) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (7:27) Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
322
(7:20) Mobley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:20) White STEAL (3 STL)
+3 (7:12) Tatum 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
325
(7:11) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (6:52) Garland 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
525
(6:37) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:34) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:30) Hauser P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
(6:26) MISS Garland 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:23) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:12) MISS Brown 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:10) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:08) Kornet Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:08) Jerome STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:03) Strus 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
725
(5:53) MISS Hauser 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:51) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:39) MISS Jerome 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:38) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:27) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:24) Hauser REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:23) MISS Hauser 8' Hook Shot
(5:21) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:10) Kornet P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Taylor)
+2 (5:03) Garland 18' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
925
(4:44) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (4:44) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
926
+1 (4:44) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
927
(4:32) Pritchard S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Scott)
+1 (4:32) Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1027
(4:32) MISS Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:30) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(4:16) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:15) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:06) Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
1327
+2 (3:37) Tatum 17' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1329
(3:27) MISS Jerome 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:26) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(3:19) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:14) Hauser REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:05) Allen S.FOUL (P2.T2) (D.Scott)
(3:05) MISS Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:05) CELTICS Rebound
+1 (3:05) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
1330
+3 (2:57) Jerome 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1630
(2:30) MISS Tatum 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:24) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:16) Mitchell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1830
+2 (1:57) Brown 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1832
+2 (1:45) Jerome 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2032
(1:32) Pritchard OFF.Foul (P2) (T.Maddox)
(1:32) Pritchard Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+3 (1:20) Jerome 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2332
(1:00) MISS Brown 7' Driving Layup
(0:59) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:59) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Taylor)
+1 (0:59) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2333
(0:59) MISS Brown Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:57) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:44) MISS Jerome 6' Driving Layup
(0:44) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:44) CELTICS Rebound
+2 (0:36) Tatum 4' Driving Layup (15 PTS)
2335
(0:36) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Maddox)
+1 (0:36) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
2336
+3 (0:24) Hunter 24' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
2636
+2 (0:01) Tatum 11' Fadeaway Jumper (18 PTS)
2638

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

BOS

123Points116

45-94(47.9%)Field Goal(%)43-89(48.3%)

17-39(43.6%)3-Point(%)17-39(43.6%)

16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

44(14)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

23Assists20

4Steals5

3Blocks5

7Turnovers11

14Fouls19

46Pts In The Paint34

9Fast Break Pts12

15Pts Off Turnovers14

33Bench Pts6

7Largest Lead22

Game Details

Friday, February 28, 2025 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)