Top Performers
Points
30
Mitchell
CLE
Rebounds
11
Queta
BOS
Assists
10
Harden
CLE
Threes
5
Hauser
BOS
37-84 (44.0%)
FG%
35-86 (40.7%)
15-38 (39.5%)
3PM
13-45 (28.9%)
20-22 (90.9%)
FTM
15-21 (71.4%)
49
Rebounds
42
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
39
Defensive Rebounds
32
25
Assists
23
2
Steals
4
0
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
9
13
Points Off Turnovers
8
2
Fastbreak Points
18
32
Points In Paint
38
11
Second Chance Points
10
20
Fouls
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
26
Biggest Lead
8
11
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
1
Ties
2
2025-26 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 18 | .719 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 22 | .662 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 36 | 28 | .563 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 37 | 29 | .561 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 33 | 33 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 37 | .422 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 27 | 38 | .415 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 48 | .262 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | .250 | 30.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 31.5 |
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PacersGame Summary
The Cleveland Cavaliers were decisively beaten by the Boston Celtics, 109 to 98, on Sunday.
Game Info
March 8, 2026
ABC/ESPN
Rocket Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
#25 Tony Brothers (Head Official)
#85 Robert Hussey
#51 Aaron Smith
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #7 | 38 | 23 | 9 (3) | 8 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 4 | 5 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 54.9 |
J. Tatum #0 | 27 | 20 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 52.4 |
S. Hauser #30 | 24 | 15 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
N. Queta #88 | 36 | 4 | 11 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
D. White #9 | 36 | 6 | 7 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 30.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pritchard #11 | 35 | 18 | 3 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 2 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 69.9 |
B. Scheierman #55 | 26 | 16 | 10 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
L. Garza #52 | 12 | 7 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 71.7 |
H. González #28 | 7 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
N. Vučević #4 | |||||||||||||
R. Harper Jr. #13 | |||||||||||||
J. Walsh #27 | |||||||||||||
J. Tonje #8 | |||||||||||||
A. Williams #77 | |||||||||||||
M. Shulga #44 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 109 | 49 (10) | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 37-84 | 15-38 | 20-22 | 58.2 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wade #32 | 21 | 7 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
E. Mobley #4 | 31 | 24 | 8 (5) | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 59.1 |
D. Mitchell #45 | 33 | 30 | 7 (0) | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 0 | 1 | 9-18 | 3-9 | 9-11 | 65.7 |
S. Merrill #5 | 29 | 5 | 5 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 27.8 |
J. Harden #1 | 38 | 19 | 4 (1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 4-7 | 49.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tyson #20 | 25 | 8 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
K. Ellis #14 | 24 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -15 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Schröder #8 | 20 | 2 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
T. Bryant #3 | 14 | 3 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
C. Porter Jr. #9 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
L. Nance Jr. #22 | |||||||||||||
J. Allen #31 | |||||||||||||
M. Strus #2 | |||||||||||||
O. Sarr #33 | |||||||||||||
R. Minix #12 | |||||||||||||
T. Enaruna #21 | |||||||||||||
N. Tomlin #35 | |||||||||||||
T. Proctor #24 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 98 | 42 (10) | 23 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 35-86 | 13-45 | 15-21 | 51.4 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
E. Mobley makes cutting dunk
Assisted by S. Merrill
1Q 11:45
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
1Q 11:13
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
1Q 11:13
E. Mobley makes 25' three
Assisted by S. Merrill
1Q 10:34
S. Hauser makes 25' three
Assisted by D. White
1Q 10:07
3-7
D. Wade makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by S. Merrill
1Q 09:55
3-9
E. Mobley makes 8' turnaround hook shot
1Q 08:53
3-11
J. Tatum makes 14' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by D. White
1Q 08:37
5-11
S. Hauser makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Brown
1Q 07:33
8-11
E. Mobley makes driving finger roll
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 07:12
8-13
J. Tatum makes 25' pullup three
1Q 07:00
11-13
D. White makes driving dunk
Assisted by J. Tatum
1Q 06:39
13-13
J. Tatum makes driving finger roll
1Q 06:06
15-13
J. Tyson makes 12' floater
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 05:55
15-15
J. Tatum makes driving layup
Assisted by P. Pritchard
1Q 05:33
17-15
J. Tatum makes free throw 1/3
1Q 05:08
18-15
J. Tatum makes free throw 2/3
1Q 05:08
19-15
J. Tatum makes free throw 3/3
1Q 05:08
20-15
J. Harden makes putback layup
1Q 04:53
20-17
B. Scheierman makes 5' driving hook shot
Assisted by P. Pritchard
1Q 04:28
22-17
J. Harden makes 25' pullup three
1Q 04:17
22-20
J. Brown makes 16' pullup
Assisted by L. Garza
1Q 03:06
24-20
J. Brown makes free throw 1/1
1Q 03:06
25-20
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:57
25-21
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:57
25-22
D. Mitchell makes 8' running pullup
1Q 02:29
25-24
P. Pritchard makes 26' stepback three
Assisted by J. Brown
1Q 02:16
28-24
J. Brown makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:46
29-24
L. Garza makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Brown
1Q 01:06
32-24
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:45
32-25
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:45
32-26
J. Brown makes 24' three
Assisted by H. González
1Q 00:32
35-26
D. White makes driving layup
2Q 09:44
37-26
E. Mobley makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
2Q 09:05
37-28
L. Garza makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:42
38-28
L. Garza makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:42
39-28
B. Scheierman makes 23' three
Assisted by D. White
2Q 07:36
42-28
B. Scheierman makes running dunk
Assisted by D. White
2Q 05:41
44-28
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:40
44-29
D. White makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:28
45-29
D. White makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:28
46-29
J. Tatum makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:02
47-29
J. Tatum makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:02
48-29
D. Mitchell makes 14' driving floater
2Q 03:47
48-31
E. Mobley makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
2Q 03:30
48-33
P. Pritchard makes 4' driving floater
Assisted by J. Brown
2Q 03:05
50-33
D. Mitchell makes 12' driving floater
2Q 02:20
50-35
P. Pritchard makes 13' pullup
2Q 01:52
52-35
J. Brown makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:05
53-35
J. Brown makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:05
54-35
J. Brown makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:25
55-35
J. Brown makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:25
56-35
E. Mobley makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:12
56-36
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
3Q 11:25
56-37
E. Mobley makes driving layup
3Q 10:54
56-39
E. Mobley makes free throw 1/1
3Q 10:54
56-40
D. Wade makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 10:04
56-43
J. Brown makes 18' stepback
3Q 09:42
58-43
D. Mitchell makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 09:29
58-46
J. Brown makes 18' stepback
Assisted by J. Tatum
3Q 09:07
60-46
N. Queta makes layup
Assisted by J. Brown
3Q 08:12
62-46
S. Merrill makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 07:53
62-48
D. Mitchell makes running alley-oop layup
Assisted by S. Merrill
3Q 07:35
62-50
J. Brown makes 11' driving floater
3Q 07:19
64-50
J. Brown makes free throw 1/1
3Q 07:19
65-50
E. Mobley makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 07:07
65-53
P. Pritchard makes 15' pullup
3Q 06:34
67-53
S. Hauser makes 35' three
Assisted by P. Pritchard
3Q 06:04
70-53
J. Harden makes 5' driving bank floater
3Q 05:36
70-55
J. Brown makes 18' stepback
3Q 05:19
72-55
S. Hauser makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Brown
3Q 04:46
75-55
B. Scheierman makes 24' stepback three
Assisted by P. Pritchard
3Q 04:24
78-55
S. Hauser makes 27' three
Assisted by P. Pritchard
3Q 03:54
81-55
T. Bryant makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 03:43
81-58
J. Tyson makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 03:00
81-61
B. Scheierman makes 31' three
Assisted by P. Pritchard
3Q 02:35
84-61
N. Queta makes dunk
Assisted by P. Pritchard
3Q 02:00
86-61
J. Harden makes driving layup
3Q 01:49
86-63
D. Mitchell makes 25' running three
Assisted by D. Schröder
3Q 01:24
86-66
J. Harden makes 24' running three
Assisted by D. Schröder
3Q 00:25
86-69
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
Assisted by E. Mobley
4Q 11:52
86-71
J. Brown makes driving layup
4Q 11:33
88-71
J. Brown makes free throw 1/1
4Q 11:33
89-71
S. Merrill makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
4Q 11:25
89-74
L. Garza makes 9' floater
Assisted by J. Brown
4Q 11:03
91-74
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:19
91-75
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:19
91-76
E. Mobley makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
4Q 09:48
91-78
D. Mitchell makes 26' stepback three
4Q 09:10
91-81
B. Scheierman makes 22' three
Assisted by J. Brown
4Q 08:10
94-81
D. Schröder makes running layup
4Q 06:56
94-83
J. Tyson makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 06:24
94-86
P. Pritchard makes 33' three
Assisted by D. White
4Q 06:01
97-86
D. Wade makes 0' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 05:40
97-88
J. Tatum makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:15
98-88
D. Mitchell makes 11' driving floater
4Q 05:01
98-90
P. Pritchard makes 13' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 04:38
100-90
P. Pritchard makes 19' stepback
4Q 03:48
102-90
J. Tatum makes driving layup
4Q 03:22
104-90
J. Harden makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Tyson
4Q 02:56
104-93
E. Mobley makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 02:23
104-95
J. Tatum makes 27' three
Assisted by N. Queta
4Q 01:59
107-95
J. Harden makes free throw 1/3
4Q 01:51
107-96
J. Harden makes free throw 2/3
4Q 01:51
107-97
J. Harden makes free throw 3/3
4Q 01:51
107-98
P. Pritchard makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:36
108-98
P. Pritchard makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:36
109-98
37-84 (44.0%)
FG%
35-86 (40.7%)
15-38 (39.5%)
3PM
13-45 (28.9%)
20-22 (90.9%)
FTM
15-21 (71.4%)
49
Rebounds
42
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
39
Defensive Rebounds
32
25
Assists
23
2
Steals
4
0
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
9
13
Points Off Turnovers
8
2
Fastbreak Points
18
32
Points In Paint
38
11
Second Chance Points
10
20
Fouls
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
26
Biggest Lead
8
11
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
1
Ties
2
