The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Dec 12, 2023 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 35 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11-22 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Darius Garland | 38 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 37 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 4 |
| Caris LeVert | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dean Wade | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Georges Niang | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Isaac Okoro | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 113 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 44-92 | 19-45 | 6-9 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-19 | 2-9 | 9-9 | 3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 32 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-16 | 2-6 | 9-9 | 1 |
| Derrick White | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jrue Holiday | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Sam Hauser | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Al Horford | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 120 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 38-84 | 18-44 | 26-26 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 11, 2023: CLE 94, ORL 104 · Next Dec 14, 2023: CLE 107, BOS 116
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