- Ben Wallace makes 3-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes 16-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Ben Wallace makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes 7-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Mo Williams misses 12-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Daniel Gibson makes 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Daniel Gibson assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Glen Davis blocks J.J. Hickson's dunk
- Anderson Varejao misses 3-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 15-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes three point jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 17-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses layup
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses layup
- LeBron James makes layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 7-foot running jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes jumper
- LeBron James makes layup
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Eddie House blocks Delonte West's 20-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 26-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 13-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 22-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 4-foot running jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Ray Allen makes 9-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- LeBron James blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
- Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 17-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes 7-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes dunk (Glen Davis assists)
- Ray Allen misses layup
- Gabe Pruitt misses 18-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes layup (Gabe Pruitt assists)
- Eddie House misses 16-foot jumper
- Gabe Pruitt makes layup (Leon Powe assists)
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben Wallace blocks Glen Davis's 8-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ben Wallace blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mo Williams blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Daniel Gibson blocks Rajon Rondo's 7-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes tip shot
- LeBron James blocks Ray Allen's layup
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Leon Powe misses 4-foot running jumper
- Ray Allen makes 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James blocks Glen Davis's 12-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 20-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 10-foot jumper
- Brian Scalabrine misses three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Leon Powe makes layup
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gabe Pruitt misses 14-foot jumper
- Patrick O'Bryant makes dunk (Gabe Pruitt assists)
- Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Patrick O'Bryant makes 20-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Gabe Pruitt misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper
CELTICS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Ben Wallace (Delonte West gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Ben Wallace makes 3-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:30 | | Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 11:08 | | Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:51 | | Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:49 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Mo Williams makes jumper (Ben Wallace assists) | 2 | 6 |
| 10:18 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 10:04 | | Anderson Varejao makes 16-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 9:55 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 8 |
| 9:52 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 9:47 | | Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 9:27 | | Ben Wallace makes dunk (LeBron James assists) | 6 | 10 |
| 9:03 | | Anderson Varejao personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 6 | 10 |
| 8:51 | | Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 8:49 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 8:37 | | Mo Williams makes 7-foot jumper | 6 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Ray Allen makes 13-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 8 | 12 |
| 7:54 | | LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 7:43 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 7:15 | | LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 10 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 7:11 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 6:54 | | Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 6:52 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 6:47 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Ben Wallace steals) | 10 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Garnett shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 6:43 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 6:43 | | Mo Williams makes technical free throw | 10 | 17 |
| 6:26 | | Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper | 10 | 17 |
| 6:26 | | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 10 | 17 |
| 6:05 | | Delonte West makes jumper | 10 | 19 |
| 5:48 | | Kevin Garnett makes 22-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 12 | 19 |
| 5:22 | | LeBron James misses layup | 12 | 19 |
| 5:22 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 5:13 | | Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 14 | 19 |
| 5:01 | | Cleveland full timeout | 14 | 19 |
| 4:43 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 14 | 21 |
| 4:43 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 14 | 21 |
| 4:43 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 22 |
| 4:22 | | Rajon Rondo misses 4-foot running jumper | 14 | 22 |
| 4:20 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 14 | 22 |
| 4:05 | | Mo Williams misses 12-foot jumper | 14 | 22 |
| 4:05 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 14 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | LeBron James personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 14 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | J.J. Hickson enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 14 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams | 14 | 22 |
| 3:43 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Ray Allen assists) | 16 | 22 |
| 3:26 | | LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper | 16 | 22 |
| 3:25 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Ben Wallace shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Boston full timeout | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Ben Wallace | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Boston offensive rebound | 16 | 22 |
| 3:16 | | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 2:55 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 17 | 25 |
| 2:35 | | Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 2:33 | | Glen Davis offensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 2:32 | | Glen Davis lost ball (J.J. Hickson steals) | 17 | 25 |
| 2:16 | | J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists) | 17 | 27 |
| 1:54 | | Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 19 | 27 |
| 1:38 | | Daniel Gibson makes 17-foot jumper | 19 | 29 |
| 1:19 | | Ray Allen makes 9-foot jumper | 21 | 29 |
| 1:00 | | LeBron James makes slam dunk (Daniel Gibson assists) | 21 | 31 |
| 45.9 | | Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 31 |
| 44.5 | | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 21 | 31 |
| 36.9 | | LeBron James lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals) | 21 | 31 |
| 33.7 | | Paul Pierce makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 23 | 31 |
| 14.2 | | LeBron James makes two point shot | 23 | 33 |
| 0.0 | | Rajon Rondo misses layup | 23 | 33 |
| 0.0 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 23 | 33 |
| 0.0 | | LeBron James blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup | 23 | 33 |
| 0.0 | | Boston offensive rebound | 23 | 33 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 33 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1:00 AM, 10 January 2009
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Ron Garretson
- Derrick Stafford
- Tony Brown
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 22 | 6 | .786 | - | W1 |
| New York | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W3 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 17 | .393 | 11 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | 17 | .346 | 12 | L1 |
| Toronto | 7 | 22 | .241 | 15.5 | L7 |
2024-25 Central Standings
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