The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on Mar 8, 2026 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 38 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sam Hauser | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Luka Garza | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 36 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Neemias Queta | 36 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Hugo Gonzalez | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 241 | 109 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 37-84 | 15-38 | 20-22 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 33 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 3-9 | 9-11 | 1 |
| Evan Mobley | 31 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| James Harden | 38 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dean Wade | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Sam Merrill | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Keon Ellis | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 98 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 35-86 | 13-45 | 15-21 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 6, 2026: DAL 100, BOS 120 · Next Mar 10, 2026: BOS 116, SA 125
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