Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics
48-13, 21-12 Away
94
48-13, 21-12 Away
49-14, 26-5 Home
105
49-14, 26-5 Home
Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses dunk
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
- Glen Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Glen Davis makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes two point shot
- Glen Davis misses 4-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes tip shot
- Eddie House misses 21-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Leon Powe assists)
- Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
- Stephon Marbury misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mikki Moore makes slam dunk (Stephon Marbury assists)
- Leon Powe misses 6-foot two point shot
- Stephon Marbury misses 23-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes 11-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
- Leon Powe makes layup
- Leon Powe makes layup (Mikki Moore assists)
- Stephon Marbury misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Leon Powe makes layup
- Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
- Kendrick Perkins misses 5-foot hook shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 14-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Stephon Marbury misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Glen Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Ray Allen's 10-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Ray Allen makes layup
- Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Leon Powe makes 8-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Stephon Marbury makes 20-foot two point shot (Leon Powe assists)
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins misses 13-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper
- Mikki Moore makes jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Mikki Moore makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Leon Powe makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Leon Powe makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 9-foot jumper
- Leon Powe misses tip shot
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 12-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses dunk
- LeBron James makes 22-foot two point shot
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Rajon Rondo blocks Mo Williams's jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks LeBron James's layup
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Joe Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 16-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 23-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith misses 12-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams misses 15-foot jumper
- J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot jumper
- Joe Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 11-foot two point shot
- Anderson Varejao makes 1-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 22-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Mo Williams makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
- LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams makes 10-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Joe Smith makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Joe Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Delonte West's layup
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses layup
- Joe Smith makes 1-foot two point shot
- Joe Smith makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 22-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses layup
- Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
- Anderson Varejao makes 14-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams makes 22-foot two point shot
- Leon Powe blocks Mo Williams's layup
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 25-foot three pointer
- Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper
CAVALIERS
CELTICS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Kendrick Perkins (Anderson Varejao gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Boston offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Kendrick Perkins misses dunk | 0 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:57 | | Glen Davis misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:30 | | Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 8:41 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 8:40 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:33 | | Paul Pierce misses layup | 6 | 6 |
| 8:32 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:21 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 8:19 | | Glen Davis defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:04 | | Paul Pierce misses two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | LeBron James misses dunk | 6 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Anderson Varejao offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 7:43 | | Anderson Varejao bad pass | 6 | 6 |
| 7:33 | | Anderson Varejao personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 6 | 6 |
| 7:18 | | Ray Allen turnover | 6 | 6 |
| 7:03 | | LeBron James bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals) | 6 | 6 |
| 6:58 | | Rajon Rondo makes driving layup | 6 | 8 |
| 6:48 | | LeBron James makes 22-foot two point shot | 8 | 8 |
| 6:31 | | Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 6:30 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 6:24 | | Ray Allen personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 8 | 8 |
| 6:16 | | Delonte West makes driving layup | 10 | 8 |
| 5:52 | | Glen Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 10 | 10 |
| 5:35 | | LeBron James turnover | 10 | 10 |
| 5:35 | | Boston full timeout | 10 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 5:05 | | Rajon Rondo blocks Mo Williams's jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 5:03 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 4:47 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 10 | 12 |
| 4:41 | | Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 4:39 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 4:18 | | LeBron James lost ball (Ray Allen steals) | 10 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Ray Allen misses three point jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 4:01 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks LeBron James's layup | 10 | 12 |
| 4:00 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 3:57 | | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 10 | 12 |
| 3:57 | | Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 10 | 12 |
| 3:45 | | Glen Davis makes layup (Paul Pierce assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 3:45 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Glen Davis draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 3:45 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 10 | 14 |
| 3:45 | | Glen Davis misses free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 3:45 | | Ray Allen offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 3:41 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 3:34 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 3:33 | | Mo Williams offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 3:29 | | Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 3:28 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 3:15 | | Paul Pierce makes driving layup | 10 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Joe Smith shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 2:53 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 12 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | Glen Davis offensive foul (Joe Smith draws the foul) | 12 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | Glen Davis turnover | 12 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | Cleveland full timeout | 12 | 17 |
| 2:31 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams | 12 | 17 |
| 2:13 | | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 12 | 17 |
| 2:13 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 2:13 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 2:00 | | Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 1:59 | | Glen Davis offensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 1:58 | | Glen Davis makes two point shot | 14 | 19 |
| 1:38 | | Joe Smith misses 20-foot jumper | 14 | 19 |
| 1:37 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 14 | 19 |
| 1:30 | | Stephon Marbury enters the game for Ray Allen | 14 | 19 |
| 1:15 | | Glen Davis misses 4-foot jumper | 14 | 19 |
| 1:15 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 14 | 19 |
| 1:14 | | Daniel Gibson personal foul (Glen Davis draws the foul) | 14 | 19 |
| 1:04 | | Glen Davis misses layup | 14 | 19 |
| 1:02 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 14 | 19 |
| 1:00 | | Kendrick Perkins makes tip shot | 14 | 21 |
| 46.6 | | Delonte West makes 16-foot jumper | 16 | 21 |
| 46.6 | | Stephon Marbury shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 16 | 21 |
| 46.6 | | Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 21 |
| 30.6 | | Paul Pierce bad pass | 17 | 21 |
| 15.4 | | LeBron James makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 0.0 | | Eddie House misses 21-foot jumper | 19 | 21 |
| 0.0 | | Boston offensive rebound | 19 | 21 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 21 | |
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-1
Game Information
TD Garden
1:00 AM, 7 March 2009
Boston, MA
Attendance: 18,624
- Referees:
- Eddie F. Rush
- Zach Zarba
- Ed Malloy
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
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