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March 8, 2026 · Rocket Arena
Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers · March 8, 2026
The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 on the road. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points. The Celtics are 43-21 and the Cavaliers 39-25.
Team 1 2 3 4 T BOS 35 21 30 23 109 CLE 26 10 33 29 98
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Celtics · 37/84 FG
Q1 11:18 · Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q1 9:30 · Jaylen Brown misses 18-foot jumper Q1 4:04 · Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot two point shot Q1 3:06 · Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Garza assists) Q1 2:36 · Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot Q1 32.2 · Jaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hugo Gonzalez assists) Q2 5:17 · Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 3:41 · Donovan Mitchell blocks Jaylen Brown 's 1-foot driving layup Q3 11:40 · Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot step back jumpshot Q3 9:42 · Jaylen Brown makes 18-foot step back jumpshot Q3 9:07 · Jaylen Brown makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Jayson Tatum assists) Q3 7:19 · Jaylen Brown makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 6:08 · Jaylen Brown misses two point shot Q3 5:19 · Jaylen Brown makes 18-foot step back jumpshot Q4 11:33 · Jaylen Brown makes driving layup Q4 9:57 · Jaylen Brown misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 47.4 · Jaylen Brown misses 21-foot step back jumpshot Q1 10:55 · Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 8:37 · Jayson Tatum makes 13-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists) Q1 7:00 · Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer Q1 6:06 · Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot Q1 5:33 · Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists) Q1 3:37 · Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 6:36 · Jayson Tatum misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 6:13 · Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 3:34 · Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 2:33 · Jayson Tatum misses 13-foot two point shot Q3 11:05 · Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot fade away jump shot Q3 8:35 · Jayson Tatum misses 7-foot two point shot Q4 6:37 · Jayson Tatum misses three point shot Q4 3:22 · Jayson Tatum makes driving layup Q4 2:29 · Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 1:59 · Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Neemias Queta assists) Q1 10:44 · Neemias Queta misses alley oop layup Q1 8:05 · Evan Mobley blocks Neemias Queta 's 3-foot floating jump shot Q1 7:53 · Neemias Queta misses 19-foot jumper Q2 3:13 · Keon Ellis blocks Neemias Queta 's 3-foot driving layup Q3 8:12 · Neemias Queta makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists) Q3 2:00 · Neemias Queta makes dunk (Payton Pritchard assists) Q4 7:32 · Donovan Mitchell blocks Neemias Queta 's 3-foot layup Q1 10:07 · Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists) Q1 9:05 · Evan Mobley blocks Sam Hauser 's 26-foot three point jumper Q1 7:33 · Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists) Q2 11:19 · Sam Hauser misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 6:04 · Sam Hauser makes 35-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists) Q3 4:46 · Sam Hauser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists) Q3 3:54 · Sam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists) Q3 3:19 · Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper Q3 1:32 · Sam Hauser misses 30-foot three point jumper Q4 5:17 · Sam Hauser misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 6:39 · Derrick White makes driving dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) Q2 10:36 · Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 9:44 · Derrick White makes driving layup Q2 9:23 · Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot Q2 5:55 · Derrick White misses 17-foot fade away jump shot Q3 10:29 · Derrick White misses 40-foot fade away jump shot Q3 1.9 · Derrick White misses 15-foot fade away jump shot Q4 9:30 · Derrick White misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q4 7:06 · Derrick White misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 4:28 · Baylor Scheierman makes 5-foot two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists) Q2 7:36 · Baylor Scheierman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists) Q2 5:41 · Baylor Scheierman makes running dunk (Derrick White assists) Q2 4:48 · Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 4:24 · Baylor Scheierman makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Payton Pritchard assists) Q3 2:35 · Baylor Scheierman makes 31-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists) Q3 2:15 · Baylor Scheierman misses 22-foot running jump shot Q4 8:10 · Baylor Scheierman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists) Q1 2:16 · Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaylen Brown assists) Q1 0.0 · Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 11:39 · Payton Pritchard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q2 3:05 · Payton Pritchard makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) Q2 1:52 · Payton Pritchard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot Q2 1.2 · Payton Pritchard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot Q3 6:34 · Payton Pritchard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q3 4:00 · Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 35.8 · Payton Pritchard misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 6:01 · Payton Pritchard makes 33-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists) Q4 4:38 · Payton Pritchard makes 12-foot two point shot Q4 3:48 · Payton Pritchard makes 18-foot step back jumpshot Q1 1:06 · Luka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists) Q3 1:02 · Luka Garza misses reverse layup Q4 11:03 · Luka Garza makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) Q4 10:28 · Luka Garza misses 8-foot floating jump shot Q2 11:45 · Evan Mobley blocks Hugo Gonzalez 's 1-foot driving layup Paint 11/21 52% Mid-range 11/25 44% 3PT 15/38 39%
Cavaliers · 35/88 FG
Q1 11:45 · Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists) Q1 10:34 · Evan Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists) Q1 8:53 · Evan Mobley makes 8-foot two point shot Q1 8:20 · Evan Mobley misses layup Q1 7:12 · Evan Mobley makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists) Q1 6:48 · Evan Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 9:33 · Evan Mobley misses 6-foot two point shot Q2 9:05 · Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q2 8:19 · Evan Mobley misses tip shot Q2 8:17 · Evan Mobley misses tip shot Q2 3:30 · Evan Mobley makes running dunk (James Harden assists) Q3 10:54 · Evan Mobley makes driving layup Q3 7:07 · Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 6:46 · Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 5:47 · Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 9:48 · Evan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 8:26 · Evan Mobley misses 5-foot two point shot Q4 2:23 · Evan Mobley makes dunk (James Harden assists) Q4 27.8 · Evan Mobley misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 9:55 · Dean Wade makes two point shot (Sam Merrill assists) Q2 10:07 · Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 7:55 · Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 10:04 · Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 5:40 · Dean Wade makes two point shot (James Harden assists) Q1 9:21 · Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot Q1 2:29 · Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot running pullup jump shot Q2 10:25 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 3:47 · Donovan Mitchell makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 2:58 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 2:20 · Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 1:27 · Donovan Mitchell misses 16-foot fade away jump shot Q3 11:28 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q3 9:29 · Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q3 7:35 · Donovan Mitchell makes layup (Sam Merrill assists) Q3 1:24 · Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot running jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) Q3 48.4 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 11:52 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists) Q4 9:10 · Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 5:01 · Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 3:34 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q4 37.6 · Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot Q4 20.2 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 7:45 · Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot Q1 6:14 · Sam Merrill misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 53.6 · Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 30.1 · Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 7:59 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 7:53 · Sam Merrill makes layup (James Harden assists) Q4 11:25 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 9:23 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot running jump shot Q4 15.6 · Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 5:55 · Jaylon Tyson makes 11-foot floating jump shot (James Harden assists) Q1 5:22 · Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 11.3 · Jaylon Tyson misses layup Q2 5:46 · Jaylon Tyson misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 4:12 · Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 0.0 · Jaylon Tyson misses heave jump shot Q3 6:19 · Jaylon Tyson misses 22-foot three point jumper Q3 3:00 · Jaylon Tyson makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q4 6:24 · Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q1 4:56 · James Harden misses driving floating jump shot Q1 4:53 · James Harden makes two point shot Q1 4:17 · James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer Q1 3:52 · James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper Q2 8:23 · James Harden misses driving floating jump shot Q2 6:57 · James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 4:20 · James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 8:45 · James Harden misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 8:20 · James Harden misses driving floating jump shot Q3 5:36 · James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot Q3 4:32 · James Harden misses driving floating jump shot Q3 1:49 · James Harden makes driving layup Q3 25.8 · James Harden makes 24-foot running jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) Q4 7:54 · James Harden misses two point shot Q4 2:56 · James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists) Q4 1:11 · James Harden misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 2:00 · Thomas Bryant misses 10-foot floating jump shot Q1 52.9 · Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 7:48 · Thomas Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 7:20 · Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 5:00 · Thomas Bryant misses layup Q3 3:43 · Thomas Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q2 11:30 · Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot running jump shot Q2 10:54 · Dennis Schroder misses 16-foot step back jumpshot Q3 5:08 · Dennis Schroder misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q4 6:56 · Dennis Schroder makes running layup Q2 9:54 · Keon Ellis misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 0.0 · Keon Ellis misses heave jump shot Paint 17/28 61% Mid-range 5/13 38% 3PT 13/47 28%
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