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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics

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Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

CLE

Season leaders, per game

BOS
The teams side by side: Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics compared, with league ranks
CLEStatBOS
52–30Record56–26
Offense
4.0, 9th in the leagueNet rating4th in the league, 7.9(better)
117.0, 5th in the leagueOffensive rating2nd in the league, 118.1(better)
101.8, 13th in the leaguePace30th in the league, 97.1
56.1(better), 4th in the leagueeFG%11th in the league, 55.3
11.7, 9th in the leagueTOV%1st in the league, 10.5(better)
26.9, 9th in the leagueOREB%6th in the league, 29.2(better)
0.265(better), 15th in the leagueFT rate30th in the league, 0.207
Defense
112.9, 15th in the leagueDefensive rating4th in the league, 110.2(better)
54.3, 14th in the leagueOpp. eFG%4th in the league, 52.3(better)
12.5(better), 13th in the leagueOpp. TOV%26th in the league, 11.0
74.4, 11th in the leagueDREB%4th in the league, 75.7(better)
0.263, 16th in the leagueOpp. FT rate6th in the league, 0.245(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Peyton WatsonProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Watson isn't guaranteed a spot in the starting five immediately but will have the chance to compete for it during training camp. The 24-year-old forward figures to play a sizable role for Cleveland after being acquired from the Nuggets in August in a multi-team deal. Watson was limited to just 54 regular-season appearances (40 starts) in 2025-26 due in large part to a strained hamstring, though he impressed when healthy, averaging career highs in points (14.6), rebounds (4.9), assists (2.1) and steals (0.9) while chipping in 1.1 blocks per game and shooting 41.1 percent from beyond the arc. His length and defensive versatility will be key for a Cleveland team trying to reach the Finals for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign. However, his growth on the offensive end will also be crucial to achieving that objective. Watson is one of the top candidates to join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in the starting lineup, but Atkinson isn't ready to commit to that idea just yet, as the Cavaliers have other options like Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson.

    Cost -2.3 per 100

Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

Key players · CLE: Cleveland Cavaliers key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
James Harden34.923.64.88.021.0 / 2.2 / 4.81.7
Donovan Mitchell33.527.94.55.727.6 / 4.8 / 4.84.3
Evan Mobley31.918.29.03.614.8 / 9.0 / 3.42.6
Peyton Watson29.614.64.92.111.6 / 4.8 / 3.01.6
Jarrett Allen27.215.48.51.816.2 / 8.8 / 0.63.4
Key players · BOS: Boston Celtics key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Derrick White34.116.54.45.411.2 / 3.2 / 4.05.0
Payton Pritchard32.417.03.95.217.8 / 2.8 / 5.61.8
Paul George30.617.35.33.615.0 / 4.6 / 2.62.4
Neemias Queta25.310.28.41.713.2 / 8.4 / 2.63.9
Sam Hauser24.79.23.81.511.2 / 4.2 / 2.61.5

Last five games

Cleveland Cavaliers: Cleveland Cavaliers: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 25 vs NYKLost 93–130––
May 23 vs NYKLost 108–121––
May 21 @ NYKLost 93–109––
May 19 @ NYKLost 104–115––
May 17 @ DETWon 125–94––
Boston Celtics: Boston Celtics: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 2 vs PHILost 100–109––
Apr 30 @ PHILost 93–106––
Apr 28 vs PHILost 97–113––
Apr 26 @ PHIWon 128–96––
Apr 24 @ PHIWon 108–100––

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1DET6022.732–8-2
2BOS5626.68348-2
3NYK5329.64676-4
4CLE5230.63487-3
5TOR4636.561146-4
6ATL4636.561146-4

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

CLE attack against BOS defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards46.0 (lg 49.8) , 29th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 18th in the league13.7 (lg 14.2) , 19th in the league
Forwards34.4 (lg 37.4) , 28th in the league13.9 (lg 15.3) , 28th in the league6.1 (lg 7.0) , 28th in the league
Centers9.3 (lg 10.7) , 26th in the league6.8 (lg 7.5) , 27th in the league1.4 (lg 1.9) , 28th in the league
BOS attack against CLE defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards47.6 (lg 49.8) , 24th in the league12.9 (lg 13.6) , 25th in the league14.2 (lg 14.2) , 17th in the league
Forwards39.4 (lg 37.4) , 5th in the league15.7 (lg 15.3) , 9th in the league7.2 (lg 7.0) , 14th in the league
Centers9.4 (lg 10.7) , 25th in the league7.5 (lg 7.5) , 16th in the league1.7 (lg 1.9) , 20th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.