Top Performers
Points
26
Ilgauskas
CLE
Rebounds
11
McCarty
BOS
Assists
8
Walker
BOS
Threes
2
McCarty
BOS
28-71 (39.4%)
FG%
31-77 (40.3%)
0-9 (0.0%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
15-20 (75.0%)
FTM
12-18 (66.7%)
43
Rebounds
41
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
32
Defensive Rebounds
30
19
Assists
17
3
Steals
9
3
Blocks
2
19
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Pacers - x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Hornets - x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Cavaliers - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Knicks - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Nets - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 9 |  Wizards - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Magic - e | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 11 |  Pistons - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
| 12 |  Celtics - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 13 |  Bucks - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Raptors - e | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
Game Summary
The Boston Celtics emerged victorious over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 78 to 71, on April 17, 1998.
Game Info
April 16, 1998
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #45 | 28 | 6 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
S. Kemp #40 | 30 | 13 | 8 (1) | 2 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 5 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 48.5 |
Z. Ilgauskas #11 | 34 | 26 | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 2 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 77.6 |
W. Person #1 | 42 | 2 | 5 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 12.7 |
B. Knight #22 | 32 | 8 | 6 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 36.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #1 | 19 | 4 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 29.1 |
D. Ferry #35 | 19 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
B. Sura #3 | 18 | 2 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
V. Potapenko #52 | 13 | 8 | 5 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
C. Thomas #30 | 5 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. McCarty #0 | 37 | 9 | 11 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 54.9 |
A. Walker #8 | 41 | 17 | 9 (2) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 3 | 4 | 6-19 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 39.3 |
Z. Tabak #3 | 9 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
R. Mercer #5 | 40 | 12 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 31.6 |
D. Barros #11 | 34 | 7 | 6 (0) | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 35.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Minor #9 | 27 | 15 | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 71.8 |
T. Knight #40 | 21 | 10 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 74.0 |
A. DeClercq #55 | 16 | 2 | 4 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 1 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
T. Edney #5 | 14 | 6 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
R. Hanson #34 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
D. Barros makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Mercer makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Mercer makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Knight makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Barros makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Knight makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Knight makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Minor makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Minor makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Minor makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Edney makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Sura makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Minor makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Minor makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Minor makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Minor makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
W. McCarty makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Person makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ferry makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Barros makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Anderson makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Edney makes 23' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Edney makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Mercer makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Knight makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
28-71 (39.4%)
FG%
31-77 (40.3%)
0-9 (0.0%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
15-20 (75.0%)
FTM
12-18 (66.7%)
43
Rebounds
41
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
32
Defensive Rebounds
30
19
Assists
17
3
Steals
9
3
Blocks
2
19
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0