Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	35	21	30	23	109
CLE	26	10	33	29	98

Game Recap

The Celtics have won back-to-back games as they improve to 43-21, while the Cavaliers drop to 39-25.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	27	6-16	2-9	6-7	3	2	0	0	1	1	-3	20
30Sam HauserPF	24	5-10	5-10	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0	+11	15
88Neemias QuetaC	35	2-7	0-0	0-0	11	1	0	0	0	4	+13	4
7Jaylen BrownSG	37	7-17	1-3	8-9	9	8	0	0	4	5	+17	23
9Derrick WhitePG	35	2-9	0-3	2-2	7	5	0	0	0	2	-6	6
11Payton Pritchard	34	7-12	2-6	2-2	3	7	1	0	2	2	+18	18
55Baylor Scheierman	25	6-8	4-6	0-0	10	0	1	0	0	1	+10	16
52Luka Garza	11	2-4	1-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	2	3	-4	7
28Hugo Gonzalez	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-1	0
13Ron Harper Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Amari Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	37-8444.0%	15-3839.5%	20-2290.9%	49	25	2	0	10	20	-	109

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Sam MerrillSF	29	2-9	1-7	0-0	5	4	1	0	0	5	-1	5
32Dean WadePF	20	3-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	5	+1	7
4Evan MobleyC	31	10-19	2-6	2-3	8	1	0	3	2	0	-6	24
45Donovan MitchellSG	33	9-18	3-9	9-11	7	5	1	2	0	1	+8	30
1James HardenPG	38	6-16	3-8	4-7	4	10	0	0	0	0	-12	19
20Jaylon Tyson	25	3-8	2-6	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	2	-18	8
14Keon Ellis	24	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	4	-15	0
3Thomas Bryant	13	1-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-8	3
8Dennis Schroder	20	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	1	0	2
9Craig Porter Jr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-4	0
21Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Riley Minix	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8640.7%	13-4528.9%	15-2171.4%	42	23	4	6	7	19	-	98

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSCLE

(11:56) Jump Ball Mobley vs. Queta: Tip to Wade
+2 (11:45) Mobley 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
02
(11:18) MISS Brown 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:15) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Hussey)
+1 (11:13) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
03
+1 (11:13) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
04
(10:55) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:53) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:44) MISS Queta 6' Alley Oop Layup
(10:42) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:34) Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Merrill 2 AST)
07
(10:17) Mitchell P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Hussey)
+3 (10:07) Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
37
+2 (9:55) Wade 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Merrill 3 AST)
39
(9:30) MISS Brown 18' Jump Shot
(9:28) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:21) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:20) Celtics Rebound
(9:05) MISS Hauser 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:05) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:02) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:53) Mobley 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS)
311
(8:53) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:37) Tatum 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (White 2 AST)
511
(8:20) MISS Mobley 2' Layup
(8:18) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:05) MISS Queta 3' Floating Jump Shot
(8:05) Mobley BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:04) Celtics Rebound
(8:04) Jump Ball Wade vs. Queta: Tip to Tatum
(7:53) MISS Queta 19' Jump Shot
(7:51) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:45) MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:45) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:33) Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
811
+2 (7:12) Mobley 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
813
+3 (7:00) Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1113
(6:48) MISS Mobley 3PT Jump Shot
(6:45) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:39) White Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
1313
(6:39) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:29) Pritchard P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
(6:14) MISS Merrill 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:12) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:06) Tatum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
1513
+2 (5:55) Tyson 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
1515
+2 (5:33) Tatum 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1715
(5:22) MISS Tyson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:19) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:08) Wade S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Hussey)
+1 (5:08) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 3 (10 PTS)
1815
+1 (5:08) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 3 (11 PTS)
1915
+1 (5:08) Tatum Free Throw 3 of 3 (12 PTS)
2015
(4:56) MISS Harden 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:54) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:53) Harden 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2017
+2 (4:28) Scheierman 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Pritchard 2 AST)
2217
+3 (4:17) Harden 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2220
(4:04) MISS Brown 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:01) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:52) MISS Harden 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:50) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:37) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:33) Tyson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) Queta S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Smith)
(3:19) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:19) CAVALIERS Rebound
(3:19) MISS Harden Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:17) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:06) Brown 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garza 1 AST)
2420
(3:06) Schroder S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Hussey)
+1 (3:06) Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2520
(2:57) Gonzalez S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Hussey)
+1 (2:57) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2521
+1 (2:57) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2522
(2:36) MISS Brown 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:33) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:29) Mitchell 8' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2524
+3 (2:16) Pritchard 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2824
(2:00) MISS Bryant 11' Floating Jump Shot
(1:58) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:50) Ellis P.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Smith)
(1:46) Tyson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
(1:46) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:46) Celtics Rebound
+1 (1:46) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2924
(1:21) CAVALIERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+3 (1:06) Garza 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
3224
(0:52) MISS Bryant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:49) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:46) Jump Ball Mitchell vs. Brown: Tip to Gonzalez
(0:45) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:45) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(0:45) Brown L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (0:45) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3225
+1 (0:45) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3226
+3 (0:32) Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gonzalez 1 AST)
3526
(0:11) MISS Tyson 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(0:08) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Pritchard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

CLE

109Points98

37-84(44.0%)Field Goal(%)35-86(40.7%)

15-38(39.5%)3-Point(%)13-45(28.9%)

20-22(90.9%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

49(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(10)

25Assists23

2Steals4

0Blocks6

10Turnovers7

20Fouls19

32Pts In The Paint38

2Fast Break Pts18

13Pts Off Turnovers8

41Bench Pts13

26Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)

tv: ABC