Boston Celtics 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 102 — Recap

May 12, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 102. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 17-22 CLE; Q2 BOS 22-20 CLE; Q3 BOS 30-25 CLE; Q4 BOS 25-35 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Love (CLE) 30 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 29 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-26 shooting; Collin Sexton (CLE) 28 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-13 shooting; Isaac Okoro (CLE) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Kevin Love

30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 11-26 FG

Scoring · CLE

Collin Sexton

28 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 7-15 FG

Season highs

Kevin Love · Season-high 30 pointsKevin Love · Season-high 14 reboundsBrodric Thomas · Season-high 10 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	17	22	30	25		94
CLE	22	20	25	35		102

🧮 How They Scored

BOSCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

41.6%Effective FG%50.0%

6.1%Turnover %14.0%

21.3%Offensive rebound %17.5%

0.139Free-throw rate0.338

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	35	29	8	1	2	2	2	11-26	1-6	6-8	-5
Evan Fournier G-F	34	15	4	1	2	1	1	6-20	3-9	0-0	-10
Grant Williams F	32	7	3	1	1	0	0	2-7	2-4	1-2	+3
Tristan Thompson C-F	28	10	7	1	1	1	2	5-7	0-0	0-0	-5
Payton Pritchard G	26	15	7	3	1	0	0	5-13	4-9	1-2	-7
Tremont Waters G	23	7	3	3	0	1	2	3-9	1-4	0-0	0
Aaron Nesmith G-F	22	8	7	2	1	0	0	3-10	0-4	2-2	-7
Luke Kornet F-C	18	3	6	2	1	3	0	1-5	1-2	0-0	-3
Romeo Langford G	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-5
Semi Ojeleye F	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Carsen Edwards G	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	+2

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Isaac Okoro F-G	36	15	6	6	0	1	2	6-14	0-3	3-3	+5
Kevin Love F-C	34	30	14	3	2	0	3	10-16	6-9	4-4	+14
Brodric Thomas G	34	5	10	3	0	0	0	2-7	0-3	1-2	+7
Collin Sexton G	32	28	2	8	0	1	5	7-15	1-2	13-16	0
Jarrett Allen C	32	8	10	2	0	1	3	4-10	0-0	0-0	+4
Dean Wade F	28	1	3	2	2	0	2	0-2	0-0	1-2	0
Damyean Dotson G	25	9	3	2	0	0	0	4-6	1-3	0-0	+12
Mfiondu Kabengele F	16	2	5	1	0	3	0	1-6	0-4	0-0	0
Anderson Varejao F	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	35	29	49.1	37.3	-8.6	15.6
Payton Pritchard	Bench	26	15	54.0	22.6	-10.8	14.7
Evan Fournier	Bench	34	15	37.5	25.0	-15.0	3.8
Tristan Thompson	Bench	28	10	71.4	13.0	-8.6	10.1
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	22	8	36.8	20.4	-10.6	7.9
Grant Williams	Bench	32	7	44.4	10.0	+0.4	0.9
Tremont Waters	Bench	23	7	38.9	19.0	-1.9	3.5
Luke Kornet	Bench	18	3	30.0	12.5	-5.6	10.0
Semi Ojeleye	Bench	8	0	0.0	0.0	-4.5	0.0
Carsen Edwards	Bench	5	0	0.0	20.0	+21.2	-27.3
Romeo Langford	Bench	9	0	0.0	5.3	-26.3	0.0

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Love	Bench	34	30	84.5	27.3	+16.9	33.3
Collin Sexton	Bench	32	28	63.5	35.9	0.0	17.9
Isaac Okoro	Bench	36	15	49.0	20.0	+6.5	12.0
Damyean Dotson	Bench	25	9	75.0	10.9	+22.0	14.8
Jarrett Allen	Bench	32	8	40.0	17.3	+4.4	7.7
Brodric Thomas	Bench	34	5	31.7	10.1	+6.9	7.5
Anderson Varejao	Bench	3	4	50.0	57.1	-19.0	38.9
Mfiondu Kabengele	Bench	16	2	16.7	16.2	0.0	6.7
Dean Wade	Bench	28	1	17.4	7.7	+3.3	-3.8