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Mitchell scores 40, Stevens rallies Cavs past Celtics in OT
CLEVELAND (AP) Lamar Stevens spent three quarters watching and waiting his turn. When it finally came, he didn't waste a single second.
Donovan Mitchell scored 40 points and Stevens came off the bench to fuel Cleveland's fourth-quarter comeback with his hustle, leading the Cavaliers to a 118-114 win on Monday night over the Boston Celtics, who lost their second overtime game in less than 24 hours.
Evan Mobley added 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Cavs, who improved to 7-0 in OT while avenging a loss in Boston five days ago. Cleveland trailed by 14 entering the fourth before Stevens, who only averages 12 minutes per game, entered and turned the game around.
“There is no way we win that game without Lamar,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “He changed the tone, the physicality, the effort.”
Jaylen Brown scored 32 and Malcolm Brogdon 24 for the Celtics, who didn't arrive at their hotel in Cleveland until 2:30 a.m. after losing to the New York Knicks in double overtime on Sunday.
But even missing All-Star Game MVP Jayson Tatum, who stayed behind in Boston to rest along with center Al Horford after the taxing loss to the Knicks, the Celtics were up by double digits with seven minutes left.
And, they had a chance to win in the final second of regulation, but Grant Williams missed two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and Marcus Smart barely missed a tip-in at the horn as the teams went to OT tied at 109-all.
Williams had confidently told Mitchell he was going to make both shots before his misfires.
“He gave us both, but I didn't box out Marcus Smart for the tip and that's what I'm thinking about,” Mitchell said. “Thank God he missed 'em and we got the win.”
While energizing the Cavs, the misses hurt the Celtics, who were on fumes.
“It’s definitely a little deflating,” Brogdon said. "We were up 10-12 points with three minutes left. We shouldn’t have let it get to that point. We shouldn’t have to rely on free throws. It’s not his fault.”
After playing just nine seconds in the first three quarters, Stevens came off the bench and grabbed eight rebounds - six offensive - and scored eight points, including a 3-pointer with 2:14 left in OT to put Cleveland ahead 114-112.
“I just felt I could help with a little energy boost,” Stevens said. “I was just trying to impact the game however I could.”
His second basket of overtime put the Cavs ahead for good before Brown's layup with 43 seconds left pulled the Celtics within 116-114.
However, Darius Garland made a pair of free throws with 9 seconds to go for the Cavs and after securing the final rebound, Mitchell, who played with a badly sprained left middle finger, slammed the ball off the floor as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse erupted following a win that was probably tougher than needed.
Brown didn't make any excuses after the Celtics lost for the fourth time in five games.
“There were some key vital plays that we missed, but we can't blame fatigue,” said Brown, who played 45 minutes after logging 47 on Sunday. “I wish one of the games had turned into a win. If I've got to play 47 minutes the next game, I'm down with it.”
TIP-INS
Celtics: Brown added 13 rebounds and 9 rebounds, just missing his first triple-double this season. ... Coach Joe Mazzulla didn't provide specifics on Tatum's injury, but said he doesn't expect it to sideline him for long. ... C Robert Williams is expected to miss up to 10 days with a hamstring strain. ... Smart celebrated his 29th birthday and Mazzulla credited the team's “emotional leader” with a “beautiful ability to control the game.”
Cavaliers: Improved to 3-1 against Boston with each winning coming in OT. ... Mitchell tied J.R. Smith's team record with his 200th 3-pointer. Mitchell made a career-high 232 3-pointers for Utah last season. ... Cleveland is set to begin a unique scheduling quirk in which the Cavs will play consecutive road games in Miami, Charlotte, Brooklyn and Orlando over the final month.
UP NEXT
Celtics: Host Portland on Wednesday.
Cavaliers: Visit Miami on Wednesday, the first of two straight road games against the Heat.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mike Muscala vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Marcus Smart blocks Jarrett Allen's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:23 |  | +3 | Mike Muscala makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:10 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Loose ball) (Blake Griffin draws the foul) | ||
| 10:49 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:26 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving dunk (Jarrett Allen assists) | 3-2 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 5-2 |
| 9:39 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:20 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-7 |
| 8:56 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Evan Mobley offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Evan Mobley turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive foul (Charge) (Blake Griffin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 7-7 |
| 7:44 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-7 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 8-9 |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 11-9 |
| 7:06 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Blake Griffin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:58 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Blake Griffin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 14-9 |
| 5:54 | | Mike Muscala shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-10 |
| 5:54 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:52 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 16-10 |
| 5:30 | | Caris LeVert misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 16-12 |
| 4:49 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Darius Garland misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 19-12 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 19-14 |
| 4:05 | | Blake Griffin shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-15 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 21-15 |
| 3:51 | | Evan Mobley defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:37 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 21-18 |
| 3:24 | | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Sam Hauser turnover (lost ball) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 2:48 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 2:48 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-20 |
| 2:40 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Ricky Rubio turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 2:16 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 24-20 |
| 1:57 | | Caris LeVert turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 26-20 |
| 1:46 | | Caris LeVert shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-20 |
| 1:38 | | Ricky Rubio turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:21 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Sam Hauser blocks Caris LeVert's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:06 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Caris LeVert misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:33 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-20 |
| 0:28 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 28-23 |
| 0:10 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 31-23 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 31-25 |
| 0:02 | | Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-26 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point cutting layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 33-26 |
| 0:00 | | Caris LeVert defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-28 |
| 11:12 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:53 | | Ricky Rubio turnover (bad pass) (Mike Muscala steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 36-28 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 36-31 |
| 10:07 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 39-31 |
| 9:52 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:51 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Derrick White misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:47 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Derrick White turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Ricky Rubio makes two point driving finger roll layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 39-33 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 41-33 |
| 9:28 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-33 |
| 9:14 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 45-33 |
| 9:04 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-35 |
| 8:29 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 48-35 |
| 8:11 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-36 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-37 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 50-37 |
| 7:08 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point cutting dunk (Jarrett Allen assists) | 50-39 |
| 6:51 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point putback layup | 52-39 |
| 6:41 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:39 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:30 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:30 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-39 |
| 6:09 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 53-42 |
| 6:00 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 55-42 |
| 5:50 | | Derrick White personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 55-45 |
| 5:27 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 55-48 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 57-48 |
| 4:31 | | Cedi Osman misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 60-48 |
| 4:04 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 60-50 |
| 3:54 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Luke Kornet misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Darius Garland misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Evan Mobley blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:30 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot (Blake Griffin assists) | 62-50 |
| 2:52 | | Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-51 |
| 2:32 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Blake Griffin assists) | 65-51 |
| 2:18 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 65-53 |
| 1:33 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:31 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 1:15 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point running jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 68-53 |
| 0:52 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 68-56 |
| 0:28 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:09 | | Blake Griffin shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:09 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:09 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:07 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | | Isaac Okoro personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Blake Griffin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Blake Griffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 68-58 |
| 10:55 | | Blake Griffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 68-60 |
| 10:45 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup | 70-60 |
| 10:10 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot | 73-60 |
| 9:34 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Derrick White misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving hook shot (Darius Garland assists) | 73-62 |
| 8:59 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Blake Griffin makes two point cutting layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 75-62 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 75-64 |
| 8:18 | | Marcus Smart misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 77-64 |
| 7:53 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point tip layup | 77-66 |
| 7:51 | | Mike Muscala shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 77-67 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 79-67 |
| 7:14 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Blake Griffin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 6:55 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-68 |
| 6:55 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-69 |
| 6:40 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Blake Griffin makes two point cutting layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 81-69 |
| 6:09 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Blake Griffin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Isaac Okoro assists) | 81-71 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point layup | 83-71 |
| 5:13 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 84-71 |
| 4:59 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point putback layup | 86-71 |
| 4:26 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 86-73 |
| 3:25 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Evan Mobley blocks Luke Kornet's two point layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 86-75 |
| 3:12 | | Malcolm Brogdon shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 86-76 |
| 3:00 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Sam Hauser offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 88-76 |
| 2:36 | | Cedi Osman misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:34 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Luke Kornet blocks Evan Mobley's two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:10 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-76 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-76 |
| 1:30 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Caris LeVert shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 1:18 | | Luke Kornet misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:18 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Luke Kornet misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:15 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 90-78 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting dunk (Payton Pritchard assists) | 92-78 |
| 0:27 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:25 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Luke Kornet blocks Caris LeVert's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:07 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point putback dunk | 92-80 |
| 10:52 | | Caris LeVert blocks Malcolm Brogdon's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Caris LeVert blocks Grant Williams's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 92-82 |
| 9:52 | | Donovan Mitchell blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:49 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 92-84 |
| 9:48 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 94-84 |
| 9:10 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 94-87 |
| 8:48 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | Darius Garland misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Mike Muscala offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Mike Muscala makes two point putback layup | 96-87 |
| 7:45 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Mike Muscala steals) | ||
| 7:40 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 99-87 |
| 7:40 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 99-89 |
| 7:06 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:06 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 100-89 |
| 6:55 | | Lamar Stevens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point tip layup | 100-91 |
| 6:38 | | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Charge) (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | Mike Muscala blocks Lamar Stevens's two point layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Donovan Mitchell kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:53 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:45 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 102-91 |
| 5:06 | | Lamar Stevens turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:57 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Luke Kornet misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:34 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 102-93 |
| 3:56 | | Evan Mobley blocks Jaylen Brown's two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:52 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Darius Garland misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Lamar Stevens assists) | 102-96 |
| 3:45 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:45 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:29 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point running pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 102-99 |
| 2:56 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Lamar Stevens draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Lamar Stevens misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:53 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 102-100 |
| 2:38 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-100 |
| 2:31 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-100 |
| 2:08 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:44 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Away from play) (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 104-101 |
| 1:35 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-102 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-103 |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 106-103 |
| 0:58 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 106-105 |
| 0:43 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 106-107 |
| 0:24 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:15 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 109-107 |
| 0:12 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-108 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-109 |
| 0:01 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Lamar Stevens shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Grant Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Smart misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Grant Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Marcus Smart misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 | | Mike Muscala vs. Evan Mobley (Malcolm Brogdon gains possession) | ||
| 4:37 | | Marcus Smart misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Jaylen Brown blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 110-109 |
| 4:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 111-109 |
| 4:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 112-109 |
| 4:01 | | Darius Garland turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:46 | | Derrick White misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving dunk | 112-111 |
| 3:20 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point running layup |