The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 117-110 on Mar 17, 2021 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Collin Sexton led the Cavaliers with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 37 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11-24 | 3-13 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 39 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11-26 | 2-10 | 4-8 | 4 |
| Marcus Smart | 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Robert Williams III | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Grant Williams | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Jeff Teague | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Daniel Theis | 26 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Javonte Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 217 | 105 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 39-84 | 9-35 | 18-27 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 37 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-20 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Darius Garland | 38 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 5 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 37 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Isaac Okoro | 35 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Dean Wade | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 0 |
| JaVale McGee | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 208 | 107 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 38-68 | 8-18 | 23-28 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 16, 2021: UTAH 117, BOS 109 · Next Mar 19, 2021: SAC 107, BOS 96
- Cavaliers · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 16, 2021: CLE 98, MIA 113 · Next Mar 19, 2021: SA 116, CLE 110