The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 102-94 on May 12, 2021 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 3 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 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-26 | 1-6 | 6-8 | 3 |
| Evan Fournier | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Grant Williams | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Tremont Waters | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Luke Kornet | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 218 | 94 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36-97 | 12-38 | 10-14 | 23 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 34 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-16 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Collin Sexton | 32 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 13-16 | 1 |
| Isaac Okoro | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 32 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Anderson Varejao | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dean Wade | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 |
| Team | 165 | 86 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29-61 | 7-14 | 21-25 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 11, 2021: MIA 129, BOS 121 · Next May 15, 2021: BOS 124, MIN 108
- Cavaliers · 2020-21 season · Previous May 10, 2021: IND 111, CLE 102 · Next May 14, 2021: CLE 105, WSH 120