Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats and Box Score for Dec.01 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday duel featured the two best teams in the Eastern Conference playing for the chance to keep or steal the top spot in the standings. The defending champions were the team that ended the Cavs' unbeaten run, which gave them hope ahead of this game.

Cleveland landed on this game trying to bounce back after losing back-to-back duels against the Atlanta Hawks. Without Jaylen Brown, the Celtics were keen to continue their dominant run and win their eighth consecutive game.

The home team got revenge behind a remarkable 35-point effort by Donovan Mitchell. Darius Garland added 22 units while Georges Niang and Caris LeVert scored 13 points each coming off the bench. As for the Celtics, Jayson Tatum scored 33 points while Payton Pritchard added 24 units and Kristaps Porzingis 21.

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats and Box Score

Boston Celtics player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jayson Tatum	33	8	4	1	1	2
Sam Hauser	13	5	2	3	0	1
Al Horford	8	5	1	1	1	0
Kristaps Porzingis	21	8	2	3	0	0
Jrue Holiday	4	3	5	2	0	3
Drew Peterson	8	4	0	1	0	1
Luke Kornet	0	5	0	3	0	0
Payton Pritchard	24	7	3	0	1	2

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Evan Mobley	9	10	4	1	3	5
Isaac Okoro	6	2	2	0	2	0
Jarrett Allen	8	10	0	1	0	1
Darius Garland	22	5	8	0	0	0
Donovan Mitchell	35	7	3	2	1	3
Jaylon Tyson	0	1	0	0	0	0
Georges Niang	13	2	1	0	0	1
Caris LeVert	13	6	1	1	0	5
Ty Jerome	6	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Merrill	3	1	2	0	1	1

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers game recap

The Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers duel started with the Cavaliers going on a 9-0 run before the Celtics woke up and leveled things up. Without Jaylen Brown on the court, Kristaps Porzingis and Jayson Tatum took over, dropping nine and seven points, respectively.

On the other end, Darius Garland led the way for Cleveland with six points. Both Donovan Mitchell and Georges Niang contributed five points each to help the Cavs take the first period 28-24.

Despite an early takeoff from the Cavaliers in the second quarter, the Celtics kept up and finished the period up by two points (25-23), entering halftime down by the same number.

The Celtics took off in the third quarter and drifted away from Cleveland, taking this quarter with a 35-21 win. The final quarter was as close as they come, with the Cavaliers making a comeback, tying the game at 101 with 1:40 left on the clock after scoring 29 points in the final period.

The Cavaliers took the advantage in the final minute, scoring four more points with 34 seconds left. After a series of free throws, Donovan Mitchell made his final two attempts to give the Cavs the final 115-111 lead. Jrue Holiday attempted a last-second 3-pointer, but missed it, ending the game.

The Cavaliers will return to action on Tuesday against the Washington Wizards while the Celtics are set to play tomorrow night against the Miami Heat.