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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics

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3-2, 2-2 Away
Final
105 - 125

2-3, 1-1 Home

Jaylen Brown scores 30 as Celtics snap Cavaliers' win streak

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics: Game Highlights

Sam Hauser scored 21 points off the bench for Boston, which has won two straight since opening the season with three losses in a row. Josh Minott had 14 rebounds, Neemias Queta had 13 and Payton Pritchard had 10 assists for the Celtics.

Evan Mobley scored 19 points with 11 rebounds and Jaylon Tyson also scored 19 for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell made all four 3-point attempts for 12 points in the first quarter, when the Cavaliers led 42-40, but made just one of his last eight shots and finished with 15 points.

Boston led by 19 points midway through the third quarter and had a 98-80 advantage in the final two minutes of the third before Cleveland scored the next eight points. The Cavs never got closer than nine points from there, shooting 33% (8 for 24) in the fourth quarter as they failed to chip into Boston's lead.

Boston’s only previous win this season was on Monday night, when they beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans.

The Cavaliers led by three points early in the second quarter and had a 57-55 lead with four minutes left in the half before Boston ran off 20 of the next 23 points to take a 15-point halftime lead.

Brown hit three 3-pointers down the stretch, making a 31-footer with 17 seconds left and then a step-back 26-footer at the buzzer to give the Celtics a 75-60 lead.

The teams combined for 18 3-pointers in the first quarter, one shy of the NBA record.

The Celtics had 20 assists in the first half.

Up next Cavaliers: Host Toronto on Friday night for the opener of the in-season tournament.

Celtics: Visit Philadelphia on Friday night in the tournament.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 125
4th 12.0 shot clock turnover 105 - 125
4th 35.1 Xavier Tillman defensive rebound 105 - 125
4th 37.8 Thomas Bryant misses 15-foot jumper 105 - 125

Statistics

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35-87 FG 42-95
40 Field Goal % 44
17-52 3PT 21-57
33 Three Point % 37
18-24 FT 20-24
75 Free Throw % 83
42 Rebounds 53
11 Offensive Rebounds 18
31 Defensive Rebounds 35
25 Assists 29
6 Steals 11
4 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
19 Fast Break Points 13
28 Points in Paint 34
22 Fouls 19
5 Largest Lead 20
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Walsh, G Day-To-Day Dec 22
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evan Mobley, C Out Dec 24
Larry Nance Jr., F Out Dec 21
Max Strus, G Out Dec 21

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 24 6 .800 - W3
Cleveland 17 14 .548 7.5 W2
Chicago 14 15 .483 9.5 W4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 12 W1
Indiana 6 24 .200 18 L6

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 9 .690 - L1
Boston 18 11 .621 2 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10.5 W2
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