Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

EAST FINALS - GAME 3 • BOS leads series 2-1

55-27, 28-13 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Celtics BOS	17	24	22	23	86
Cavaliers CLE	32	29	26	29	116

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE

50-32, 29-12 Home

116

50-32, 29-12 Home

Matchups

BOS

BOS leads series

2-1

CLE

108

Game 1•@ BOS

Final

107

Game 2•@ BOS

Final

Game 3•@ CLE

Final

116

102

Game 4•@ CLE

Final

111

Game 5•@ BOS

Final

Game 6•@ CLE

Final

109

Game 7•@ BOS

Final

Game Information

Cleveland, OH

Referee:James Capers

Referee:Zach Zarba

Referee:Josh Tiven

Eastern Conference

Atlantic	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	38	19	.667	-	W4
New York	37	22	.627	2	L1
Toronto	34	24	.586	4.5	L1
Philadelphia	32	26	.552	6.5	W2
Brooklyn	15	42	.263	23	L5

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	42	14	.750	-	L1
Cleveland	37	22	.627	6.5	W1
Milwaukee	25	31	.446	17	W1
Chicago	24	35	.407	19.5	L10
Indiana	15	44	.254	28.5	L4

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