Cleveland Cavaliers 123, Boston Celtics 116 — Recap

February 28, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 123, Boston Celtics 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 26-38 BOS; Q2 CLE 38-36 BOS; Q3 CLE 31-24 BOS; Q4 CLE 28-18 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 46 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 19-of-37 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 41 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-26 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 37 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-24 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 17 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

46 PTS, 16 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 19-37 FG

Scoring · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

41 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 13-26 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

37 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 13-24 FG

Season highs

Jayson Tatum · Season-high 46 pointsDonovan Mitchell · Season-high 41 pointsJayson Tatum · Season-high 16 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
CLE	26	38	31	28		123
BOS	38	36	24	18		116

🧮 How They Scored

CLEBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.9%Effective FG%57.9%

6.4%Turnover %10.2%

35.0%Offensive rebound %31.8%

0.202Free-throw rate0.191

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	35	41	3	5	1	—	2	13-26	5-12	10-11	—
Darius Garland G	32	20	3	7	—	—	1	9-23	2-7	—	-17
Evan Mobley F-C	29	17	12	3	—	1	2	6-12	2-5	3-4	+2
De'Andre Hunter F	29	12	5	1	—	1	1	4-6	3-3	1-2	+21
Jarrett Allen C	24	10	4	1	1	—	1	4-4	—	2-2	-23
Max Strus G	22	2	4	2	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	—	-19
Ty Jerome G	21	8	4	3	1	—	—	3-10	2-3	—	+34
Dean Wade F	19	5	3	1	—	—	—	2-5	1-3	—	+12
Sam Merrill G	18	3	3	—	1	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	+22
Isaac Okoro F-G	12	5	3	—	—	1	—	2-4	1-3	—	+3

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	41	46	16	9	—	3	3	19-37	4-12	4-5	+5
Derrick White G	41	16	1	5	3	—	1	5-12	4-10	2-2	-2
Sam Hauser F	38	6	6	1	—	—	—	2-8	2-6	—	+18
Al Horford C-F	38	5	7	2	—	—	1	2-4	1-1	—	+4
Jaylen Brown G	34	37	5	2	—	—	3	13-24	4-6	7-10	+10
Payton Pritchard G	25	6	—	1	1	—	2	2-4	2-4	—	-36
Luke Kornet F-C	19	—	5	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	-26

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	35	41	66.5	38.4	-3.7	20.6
Darius Garland	Bench	32	20	43.5	31.6	-30.3	10.9
Evan Mobley	Bench	29	17	61.8	21.3	+1.2	12.7
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	29	12	87.2	12.7	+34.9	10.6
Jarrett Allen	Bench	24	10	102.5	10.9	-46.9	10.8
Ty Jerome	Bench	21	8	40.0	20.8	+87.2	9.9
Dean Wade	Bench	19	5	50.0	10.6	+35.3	4.1
Isaac Okoro	Bench	12	5	62.5	13.3	+29.5	9.2
Sam Merrill	Bench	18	3	150.0	2.3	+58.5	7.0
Max Strus	Bench	22	2	33.3	6.0	-44.2	3.8
Javonte Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Craig Porter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	41	46	58.7	44.7	+6.2	24.2
Jaylen Brown	Bench	34	37	65.1	39.7	+16.9	15.2
Derrick White	Bench	41	16	62.1	15.1	+0.6	7.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	25	6	75.0	10.7	-65.4	1.7
Sam Hauser	Bench	38	6	37.5	9.3	+19.5	2.5
Al Horford	Bench	38	5	62.5	5.8	+5.3	6.0
Luke Kornet	Bench	19	—	0.0	2.2	-74.8	1.3
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
JD Davison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0