Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics
14-58, 3-34 Away
95
14-58, 3-34 Away
39-34, 23-13 Home
104
39-34, 23-13 Home
Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Antoine Walker missed Jumper.
- Mark Blount made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Eric Williams made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Eric Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- J.R. Bremer made 20 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 15 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Bimbo Coles made 17 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedrick Brown.
- Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Bimbo Coles.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Grant Long.
- Bimbo Coles made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kedrick Brown made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Jumaine Jones.
- Kedrick Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Eric Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Bimbo Coles missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Bimbo Coles missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- J.R. Bremer missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 20 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Antoine Walker missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bimbo Coles.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- Bimbo Coles missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
- Paul Pierce made Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce missed 3 ft Jumper.
- J.R. Bremer missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown missed 3 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Walter McCarty made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedrick Brown.
- Paul Pierce missed 13 ft Jumper.
- J.R. Bremer missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Eric Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Eric Williams missed Layup.
- Mark Blount made Tip Shot.
- Eric Williams made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- J.R. Bremer made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Eric Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- J.R. Bremer made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- Paul Pierce missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Darius Miles made 13 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis made Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Darius Miles missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Darius Miles missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Darius Miles missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
- Darius Miles missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Jumaine Jones made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Jumaine Jones made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Ricky Davis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Dunk. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Milt Palacio missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jumaine Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- Milt Palacio missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made Jumper.
- DeSagana Diop missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Smush Parker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Smush Parker missed Layup.
- Jumaine Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Darius Miles made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Ricky Davis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
- Jumaine Jones made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
- Smush Parker missed Layup.
- Jumaine Jones made Tip Shot.
- Ricky Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
- Smush Parker missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Jumaine Jones missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jumaine Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Milt Palacio made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Milt Palacio missed Layup.
- Milt Palacio missed 44 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Carlos Boozer made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Darius Miles made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Darius Miles made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Ricky Davis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
- Ricky Davis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Walter McCarty.
- Ricky Davis missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Walter McCarty.
- Jumaine Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Carlos Boozer made 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
- Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Chris Mihm made Hook Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
- Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
- Ricky Davis missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
- Darius Miles made 13 ft Jumper.
- Jumaine Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
- Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot.
- Darius Miles missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Milt Palacio missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
- Jumaine Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Darius Miles missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Jumaine Jones missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jumaine Jones made Slam Dunk.
- Ricky Davis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Smush Parker.
- Jumaine Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Ricky Davis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- Ricky Davis missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Darius Miles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
CAVALIERS
CELTICS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Mark Blount. Milt Palacio gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Darius Miles made 13 ft Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount. | 2 | 3 |
| 11:07 | | Ricky Davis made Jumper. | 4 | 3 |
| 10:51 | | Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker. | 4 | 6 |
| 10:37 | | Ricky Davis missed 19 ft Jumper. | 4 | 6 |
| 10:33 | | Darius Miles Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 6 |
| 10:30 | | Darius Miles missed 13 ft Two Point Shot. | 4 | 6 |
| 10:23 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 6 |
| 10:15 | | Milt Palacio Shooting Foul | 4 | 6 |
| 10:15 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 7 |
| 10:15 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 8 |
| 10:00 | | Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Williams. | 4 | 8 |
| 9:53 | | Antoine Walker missed Jumper. | 4 | 8 |
| 9:49 | | Darius Miles Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 |
| 9:37 | | Darius Miles missed 11 ft Jumper. | 4 | 8 |
| 9:33 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 |
| 9:27 | | Mark Blount made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker. | 4 | 10 |
| 9:03 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 13 ft Jumper. | 4 | 10 |
| 9:00 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 10 |
| 8:48 | | Eric Williams made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount. | 4 | 12 |
| 8:30 | | Eric Williams Shooting Foul | 4 | 12 |
| 8:30 | | Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 5 | 12 |
| 8:30 | | Ricky Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 6 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas Shooting Foul | 6 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 13 |
| 8:18 | | Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 6 | 13 |
| 8:17 | | Darius Miles Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 8:02 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:54 | | Jumpball. Milt Palacio vs. Antoine Walker. Darius Miles gains possession. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:54 | | Cleveland Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:50 | | Ricky Davis missed 18 ft Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:46 | | J.R. Bremer Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:45 | | Kicked Ball | 6 | 13 |
| 7:33 | | Eric Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:31 | | Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:24 | | Darius Miles Offensive Foul | 6 | 13 |
| 7:24 | | Darius Miles Foul | 6 | 13 |
| 7:09 | | J.R. Bremer made 20 ft Jumper. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:50 | | Darius Miles missed 10 ft Jumper. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:48 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:35 | | Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:33 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:13 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer. | 8 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | Paul Pierce made 15 ft Jumper. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:43 | | Darius Miles missed 17 ft Jumper. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:41 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Darius Miles Shooting Foul | 8 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Jumaine Jones enters the game for Darius Miles. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Boston Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 8 | 18 |
| 5:22 | | Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 5:05 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas Shooting Foul | 10 | 18 |
| 5:05 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 10 | 19 |
| 5:05 | | Kedrick Brown enters the game for Eric Williams. | 10 | 19 |
| 5:05 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 10 | 20 |
| 4:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis. | 12 | 20 |
| 4:33 | | Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper. | 12 | 20 |
| 4:31 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 20 |
| 4:26 | | Jumaine Jones made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis. | 15 | 20 |
| 4:00 | | Carlos Boozer Shooting Foul | 15 | 20 |
| 4:00 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 21 |
| 4:00 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 22 |
| 3:42 | | Jumaine Jones made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio. | 18 | 22 |
| 3:31 | | J.R. Bremer Lost Ball. Stolen by Milt Palacio. | 18 | 22 |
| 3:28 | | Ricky Davis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jumaine Jones. | 20 | 22 |
| 3:28 | | Mark Blount Shooting Foul | 20 | 22 |
| 3:28 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Mark Blount. | 20 | 22 |
| 3:28 | | Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 21 | 22 |
| 3:17 | | Kedrick Brown made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker. | 21 | 24 |
| 3:01 | | Carlos Boozer Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce. | 21 | 24 |
| 2:58 | | Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:44 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 13 ft Jumper. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:43 | | Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:43 | | Cleveland Full Timeout. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:43 | | Bimbo Coles enters the game for J.R. Bremer. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:27 | | Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:25 | | Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 26 |
| 2:13 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis. | 23 | 26 |
| 2:01 | | Jumaine Jones Personal Foul | 23 | 26 |
| 2:01 | | Antoine Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 23 | 27 |
| 2:01 | | Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 23 | 27 |
| 2:00 | | Jumaine Jones Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 27 |
| 1:54 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Dunk. Assisted by Ricky Davis. | 25 | 27 |
| 1:37 | | Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty. | 25 | 30 |
| 1:20 | | Ricky Davis Traveling | 25 | 30 |
| 1:20 | | Grant Long enters the game for Antoine Walker. | 25 | 30 |
| 1:20 | | DeSagana Diop enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas. | 25 | 30 |
| 1:07 | | Bimbo Coles made 17 ft Jumper. | 25 | 32 |
| 55.0 | | Milt Palacio missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 32 |
| 52.0 | | Kedrick Brown Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 32 |
| 43.9 | | Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedrick Brown. | 25 | 35 |
| 21.7 | | Jumaine Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 35 |
| 19.5 | | Bimbo Coles Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 35 |
| 16.6 | | Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Bimbo Coles. | 25 | 37 |
| 2.7 | | Kedrick Brown Personal Foul | 25 | 37 |
| 0.2 | | Milt Palacio missed 15 ft Jumper. | 25 | 37 |
| 0.0 | | Cleveland Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 37 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 25 | 37 | |
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 3-0
Game Information
TD Garden
12:30 AM, 29 March 2003
Boston, MA
Attendance: 18,624
- Referees:
- Jack Nies
- James Capers
- Marc Davis
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 | W4 |
| Toronto | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
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