Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: player stats (Mar 8, 2026)

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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BOS

Game leaders

CLE

Points
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown23 PTS7-17 FG, 1-3 3P, 8-9 FT
Cleveland Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell30 PTS9-18 FG, 3-9 3P, 9-11 FT
Rebounds
Boston Celtics: Neemias Queta11 REB0 OREB, 11 DREB
Cleveland Cavaliers: Evan Mobley8 REB5 OREB, 3 DREB
Assists
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown8 AST23 PTS, 4 TOV
Cleveland Cavaliers: James Harden10 AST19 PTS, 0 TOV

The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on March 8, 2026 at Rocket Arena. Jaylen Brown led the Boston Celtics with 23 points; Donovan Mitchell scored 30 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Jaylen BrownG	38:00	23	9	8	7-17	1-3	8-9	0	0	4	5	+17
Neemias QuetaC	36:00	4	11	1	2-7	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	4	+13
Derrick WhiteG	35:00	6	7	5	2-9	0-3	2-2	0	0	0	2	-6
Jayson TatumF	27:00	20	3	2	6-16	2-9	6-7	0	0	1	1	-3
Sam HauserF	24:00	15	4	0	5-10	5-10	0-0	0	0	1	0	+11
Payton PritchardG	35:00	18	3	7	7-12	2-6	2-2	1	0	2	2	+18
Baylor ScheiermanG	26:00	16	10	0	6-8	4-6	0-0	1	0	0	1	+10
Luka GarzaC	12:00	7	1	1	2-4	1-1	2-2	0	0	2	3	-4
Hugo GonzálezG	7:00	0	1	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	-1
Team	240	109	49	25	37-84	15-38	20-22	2	0	10	20

DNP: Ron Harper Jr., Jordan Walsh, Amari Williams, Max Shulga, Nikola Vucevic, John Tonje

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
James HardenG	38:00	19	4	10	6-16	3-8	4-7	0	0	0	0	-12
Donovan MitchellG	34:00	30	7	5	9-18	3-9	9-11	1	2	0	1	+8
Evan MobleyF-C	31:00	24	8	1	10-19	2-6	2-3	0	3	2	0	-6
Sam MerrillG	29:00	5	5	4	2-9	1-7	0-0	1	0	0	5	-1
Dean WadeF	21:00	7	3	0	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	5	+1
Jaylon TysonG-F	25:00	8	6	1	3-8	2-6	0-0	0	0	1	2	-18
Keon EllisG	24:00	0	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	4	-15
Dennis SchroderG	20:00	2	3	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	1	0
Thomas BryantC	14:00	3	2	0	1-6	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	1	-8
Craig PorterG	4:00	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	-4
Team	240	98	42	23	35-86	13-45	15-21	4	6	7	19

DNP: Larry Nance Jr., Jarrett Allen, Max Strus, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Tyrese Proctor, Riley Minix, Tristan Enaruna, Olivier Sarr

Team stats

Team stats: Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers
BOS	Stat	CLE
44.0%(better)37-84	Field-goal percentage	40.7%35-86
39.5%(better)15-38	Three-point percentage	28.9%13-45
90.9%(better)20-22	Free-throw percentage	71.4%15-21
49(better)	Rebounds	42
10	Offensive rebounds	10
39(better)	Defensive rebounds	32
25(better)	Assists	23
2	Steals	4(better)
0	Blocks	6(better)
10	Turnovers	7(better)
20	Personal fouls	19(better)
41(better)	Bench points	13

Team advanced
BOS	Stat	CLE
93.0	Pace	93.0
117.3(better)	Off. rating	105.4
105.4(better)	Def. rating	117.3
11.8(better)	Net rating	-11.8
58.2(better)	TS%	51.4
53.0(better)	eFG%	48.3
9.6	TOV%	6.8(better)
23.8(better)	OREB%	20.4
0.262(better)	FT rate	0.244
45.2	3PA rate	52.3(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

BOS 40%CLE 60%

Expected margin: CLE by 3.1
Result: BOS by 11: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 14.1 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 1.9 pts toward CLE. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

BOS 3, CLE 0

Oct 29Cleveland Cavaliers 105, Boston Celtics 125
Nov 30Boston Celtics 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 115
Mar 8 · this gameBoston Celtics 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 98

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