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Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers

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25-15, 13-8 Away

vs

23-19, 14-10 Home
Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 60.9%
Celtics: 39.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
110.2 Points Against 117.5
6-4 Last Ten Games 6-4
116.7 Points Per Game 120.1
47 Field Goal % 47
37 Three Point % 36
44.7 Rebounds Per Game 44.4
23.8 Assists Per Game 28.6
5.3 Blocks Per Game 5.1
7.8 Steals Per Game 8.8
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
11.9 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.2
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 15
Sam Merrill, G Out Jan 15
Darius Garland, G Out Jan 15
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Minott, F Out Jan 14
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DEN L 114-110
vs TOR W 125-117
vs SA L 100-95
@ IND L 98-96
@ MIA W 119-114

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND W 120-116
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 25 15 .625 - W1
New York 25 16 .610 0.5 L2
Toronto 25 17 .595 1 W1
Philadelphia 22 17 .564 2.5 L1
Brooklyn 11 27 .289 13 L5

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 29 10 .744 - W1
Cleveland 23 19 .548 7.5 W1
Chicago 19 21 .475 10.5 W1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13 L3
Indiana 9 32 .220 21 L1
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