Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics
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Jaylen Brown scores 30 as Celtics snap Cavaliers' win streak
Sam Hauser scored 21 points off the bench for Boston, which has won two straight since opening the season with three losses in a row. Josh Minott had 14 rebounds, Neemias Queta had 13 and Payton Pritchard had 10 assists for the Celtics.
Evan Mobley scored 19 points with 11 rebounds and Jaylon Tyson also scored 19 for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell made all four 3-point attempts for 12 points in the first quarter, when the Cavaliers led 42-40, but made just one of his last eight shots and finished with 15 points.
Boston led by 19 points midway through the third quarter and had a 98-80 advantage in the final two minutes of the third before Cleveland scored the next eight points. The Cavs never got closer than nine points from there, shooting 33% (8 for 24) in the fourth quarter as they failed to chip into Boston's lead.
Boston’s only previous win this season was on Monday night, when they beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans.
The Cavaliers led by three points early in the second quarter and had a 57-55 lead with four minutes left in the half before Boston ran off 20 of the next 23 points to take a 15-point halftime lead.
Brown hit three 3-pointers down the stretch, making a 31-footer with 17 seconds left and then a step-back 26-footer at the buzzer to give the Celtics a 75-60 lead.
The teams combined for 18 3-pointers in the first quarter, one shy of the NBA record.
The Celtics had 20 assists in the first half.
Celtics: Visit Philadelphia on Friday night in the tournament.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 105 - 125 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 125 |
| 4th 12.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 105 - 125 |
| 4th 35.1 | |
Xavier Tillman defensive rebound | 105 - 125 |
| 4th 37.8 |  |
Thomas Bryant misses 15-foot jumper | 105 - 125 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-87 | FG | 42-95 |
| 40.2 | Field Goal % | 44.2 |
| 17-52 | 3PT | 21-57 |
| 32.7 | Three Point % | 36.8 |
| 18-24 | FT | 20-24 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Oct 9 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Sam Merrill, G | Out | Oct 28 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Sep 30 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Indiana2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 0 | W4 | 1 | 4 |
 New York |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Boston |
2.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Toronto |
3.5 | 4 | L4 | 0.2 | 1 |
 Brooklyn |
4.5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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