NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics

· National Basketball Association
5-6, 1-4 Away

vs

9-2, 5-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/28

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 69.5%
Cavaliers: 30.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L2 Streak W4
115.0 Points Against 104.0
5-5 Last Ten Games 9-1
116.5 Points Per Game 115.0
46 Field Goal % 45
37 Three Point % 38
46.2 Rebounds Per Game 45.0
27.0 Assists Per Game 27.2
5.5 Blocks Per Game 4.5
7.4 Steals Per Game 8.5
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
13.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.9
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Out Nov 10
Jaylon Tyson, G Out Nov 10

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs OKC L 117-112
@ OKC L 124-116
vs PHI W 119-95
vs NY L 109-97
@ CHA L 124-112

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ HOU L 109-93
vs MIL W 109-102
@ CHA W 119-80
@ MIL W 117-97
@ PHI W 123-101

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 7 3 .700 - W1
Cleveland 5 6 .455 2.5 L2
Indiana 3 8 .273 4.5 L2
Chicago 1 8 .111 5.5 L7
Milwaukee 1 10 .091 6.5 L7

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 2 W4 0.8181818 9
Philadelphia 0.5 3 L1 0.75 9
New York 2.5 4 W4 0.6 6
Toronto 3.5 5 L1 0.5 5
Brooklyn 6.5 8 L2 0.2 2
Full Standings

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