Boston Celtics 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 105 — Recap

March 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 104, Cleveland Cavaliers 105. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 33-25 CLE; Q2 BOS 22-20 CLE; Q3 BOS 32-26 CLE; Q4 BOS 17-34 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Dean Wade (CLE) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-16 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 8-21 FG

Scoring · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 9-18 FG

Scoring · CLE

Dean Wade

23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM · 8-11 FG

Season highs

Dean Wade · Season-high 23 pointsDarius Garland · Season-high 11 assists

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	33	22	32	17		104
CLE	25	20	26	34		105

🧮 How They Scored

BOSCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%54.4%

11.7%Turnover %7.8%

29.2%Offensive rebound %17.0%

0.129Free-throw rate0.122

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	38	26	13	2	—	—	2	8-21	5-9	5-6	—
Jrue Holiday G	36	12	4	5	2	—	4	5-9	2-6	—	—
Jaylen Brown G	35	21	3	4	—	—	1	8-20	3-7	2-2	—
Derrick White G	34	3	6	7	—	4	2	1-5	0-2	1-1	—
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	32	24	9	3	2	3	1	9-18	3-6	3-3	—
Al Horford C-F	20	7	5	—	1	—	1	3-8	1-4	—	—
Luke Kornet F-C	15	4	3	1	—	2	—	2-4	—	—	—
Sam Hauser F	14	5	5	1	1	—	—	2-5	1-3	—	—
Payton Pritchard G	13	2	5	1	—	—	2	1-3	0-1	—	—

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	36	16	1	11	2	—	3	6-20	3-8	1-2	—
Jarrett Allen C	34	21	12	2	—	1	—	9-16	—	3-3	—
Isaac Okoro F-G	31	16	4	1	1	2	—	5-11	4-8	2-4	—
Sam Merrill G	30	6	4	1	1	—	—	2-7	2-6	—	—
Caris LeVert G	28	10	4	5	3	—	2	4-10	2-5	—	—
Georges Niang F	26	9	1	1	—	—	1	3-4	3-4	—	—
Evan Mobley F-C	23	4	6	4	2	—	2	2-8	0-1	—	—
Dean Wade F	21	23	8	1	2	—	—	8-11	6-9	1-2	—
Craig Porter G	6	—	2	2	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	—

🔬 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	38	26	55.0	28.6	-10.8	13.5
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	32	24	62.1	26.7	-1.8	17.0
Jaylen Brown	Bench	35	21	50.3	25.6	+7.7	6.3
Jrue Holiday	Bench	36	12	66.7	14.6	-22.1	8.3
Al Horford	Bench	20	7	43.8	18.8	-5.1	5.6
Sam Hauser	Bench	14	5	50.0	15.2	+45.0	10.3
Luke Kornet	Bench	15	4	50.0	10.8	-3.8	12.8
Derrick White	Bench	34	3	27.6	8.4	+2.5	6.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	13	2	33.3	15.6	-23.4	5.3
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dean Wade	Bench	21	23	96.8	28.6	+43.3	33.5
Jarrett Allen	Bench	34	21	60.6	21.8	-2.5	15.8
Darius Garland	Bench	36	16	38.3	29.6	0.0	5.6
Isaac Okoro	Bench	31	16	62.7	18.8	-6.3	11.0
Caris LeVert	Bench	28	10	50.0	18.8	+9.1	9.5
Georges Niang	Bench	26	9	112.5	8.9	+20.5	5.0
Sam Merrill	Bench	30	6	42.9	10.3	-8.0	4.9
Evan Mobley	Bench	23	4	25.0	18.5	-14.6	5.3
Sharife Cooper	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Craig Porter	Bench	06	—	0.0	20.0	-23.7	2.1
Pete Nance	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0