The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on March 08, 2026 at Rocket Arena. A crowd of 19,432 witnessed the Boston Celtics secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 26 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 98 |
| BOS | 35 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 109 |
Game Officials
Tony Brothers (Referee), Aaron Smith (Referee), Robert Hussey (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Tyrese Proctor | G | Out | Quadriceps – Strain | 2026-03-09 |
| CLE | Jarrett Allen | C | Out | Knee – Tendinitis | 2026-03-09 |
| CLE | Max Strus | G | Out | Foot – Surgery | 2026-03-09 |
| BOS | Nikola Vucevic | C | Out | Finger – Surgery | 2026-03-29 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 44 | 39 | 91 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 109 |
| CLE | 41 | 29 | 71 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 98 |
Boston Celtics Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | F | 27 | 20 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| Sam Hauser | F | 24 | 15 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +11 |
| Neemias Queta | C | 36 | 4 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +13 |
| Derrick White | G | 36 | 6 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Jaylen Brown | G | 38 | 23 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +17 |
| Luka Garza | C | 12 | 7 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
| Payton Pritchard | G | 35 | 18 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +18 |
| Baylor Scheierman | G | 26 | 16 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 |
| Hugo Gonzalez | G | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | F | 21 | 7 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +1 |
| Evan Mobley | C | 31 | 24 | 10-19 | 52.6 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -6 |
| James Harden | G | 38 | 19 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| Donovan Mitchell | G | 33 | 30 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Sam Merrill | G | 29 | 5 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 |
| Thomas Bryant | C | 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 |
| Dennis Schroder | G | 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | G | 25 | 8 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -18 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | G | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| Keon Ellis | G | 24 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -15 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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