Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics

NBAPreseason

Final

Cleveland Cavaliers

113–124

Boston Celtics

Match events

Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics

	1	2	3	4	T
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	33	34	17	113
Boston Celtics	32	39	28	25	124

13Lead changes

9Times tied

15Biggest leadBoston Celtics

1st quarter

2:4123–24
Lead changeDevin CarterFloating jump
2:4123–24
8–0 run
Lead changeDonovan MitchellDriving layup
2:3325–24
1:5226–27
Lead changeMilos Uzan25ft three · ast Gonzalez

2nd quarter

Lead changeSam Merrill14ft pullup jump
8:2838–37
8:0338–39
Lead changeMike ConleyDriving floating jump · ast Walsh
Lead changePeyton WatsonRunning layup · ast Jr.
7:2342–40
7:1242–43

3rd quarter

12–0 run
9:2574–74
Lead changeCraig Porter Jr.1ft running dunk · ast Thomas
8:3278–76
7:2781–82
Lead changeHugo GonzalezDriving layup
End of quarter96–99

4th quarter

9:2499–110
8–0 run
Full-time113–124

Player stats

Celtics124

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
L. GarzaC	27	22	6-17	3-10	7-8	10	2	0	0	3	4	6	2	+5
M. ConleyG	18	3	1-3	0-2	1-1	1	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	-11
B. ScheiermanG	23	16	5-12	4-7	2-2

Highlights

1:14Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game HighlightsESPN 0:15Jaylon Tyson gets the basket plus the foulESPN 0:18Evan Mobley somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN 0:16Chris Cenac Jr. gets up for the beautiful jamESPN 0:20Devin Carter gets the hoop and the harmESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportAs Jaylen Brown faces the Celtics for the first time, familiar questions lingerJaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers host Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.ESPN8h ago

Match reportThe historic (and absurd) longevity of Steph Curry and Kevin DurantMore than 10 years after briefly joining forces, Steph and KD remain near the top of their games at 38. How long can each legend keep this up?ESPN9h ago

Match reportVictor Wembanyama scores 40 points in 25 minutes as Spurs win 9th straightVictor Wembanyama finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks in just 25 minutes Monday night to lead the Spurs past the Suns 122-96 for their ninth straight win.

Where to watch

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Friday 9 October 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Rocket Arena, Cleveland
Competition: NBA, Preseason
Officials: Kevin Scott (Referee), Gediminas Petraitis (Referee), Kastine Evans (Referee)
Crowd: 15,464

Form and ladder

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Team lists

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Updated 11 Nov, 3:01 am

Cavaliers113

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
J. AllenC	17	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	2	0	0	4	1	0
E. MobleyC	17	8	3-5	0-0	2-3	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	-6
D. MitchellG	17	11	4-8	0-1	3-3	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
P. WatsonG	17	7	2-5	1-4	2-2	4	4	1	0	2	1	3	3	-6
J. TysonG	17	14	6-8	1-2	1-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	-6
Bench
M. HezonjaF	17	5	2-7	1-2	0-0	5	3	1	0	0	0	5	1	-2
T. EnarunaF	17	13	5-7	2-3	1-1	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	-10
R. AgeeF	11	6	1-3	1-3	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-6
Z. AustinF	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
R. MinixF	15	4	2-10	0-5	0-0	4	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	-4
T. BryantC	9	8	3-4	1-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	-1
E. Udeh Jr.C	15	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	-1
S. MerrillG	10	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6
C. Porter Jr.G	16	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	10	0	2	1	0	3	0	-2
C. JonesG	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
T. ProctorG	21	5	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	-3
M. ThomasG	23	11	5-13	1-7	0-0	2	2	1	3	0	0	2	3	0
Team		113	44-92	12-37	13-16	39	32	11	10	6	6	33	25

Didn't play: N. Tomlin (Coach's decision), K. Diop (Coach's decision), J. Harden (Coach's decision), K. Richmond (Coach's decision)