Watch the highlights of the complete game the Celtics won over the Cleveland Cavaliers by 120-117. The game became the first loss for the Cavaliers this season, while the Celtics finally took their first NBA Cup game.
BOSTON – The current NBA champions stopped the league’s top team on Tuesday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics had a big lead, as they led by 21 points against the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite a good performance in the second half, the Cavs were back when the Celtics won 120-117. The Cavaliers lost their first game during the season of 2024-25.
The win pushes Boston‘s record up to 12 wins and 3 losses this season while the Cavs’ record drops down to 15 wins and 1 loss. The Celtics are now 1-1 in Group C of the NBA Cup after losing to the Atlanta Hawks in the first game for the team last Tuesday.
Read our full game recap below for Highlights and Analysis
This was a tough game for us, and sadly, we did not win this one,” Donovan Mitchell said after he notched 35 points. A first loss for the season, the Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics 120-117 on Tuesday night.
The Celtics won their 18th championship last spring by outclassing the Cavaliers in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Heading into this season, they were the top pick to win again or at least get to the NBA Finals. Cleveland, won a playoff series last year for the first time since LeBron James left in 2018.
Cleveland welcomed Boston on Tuesday with a clean slate at 15-0 and the best offense in the league this year, but they didn’t keep pace with Boston’s drizzling hot 3-point shooting. The Celtics hit 53.7% of their 3-pointers, making 22 of 41 shots. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers had only 10 of 29 3-pointers good for 34.9%.
Jayson Tatum had 33 points,12 rebounds and seven assists. All five Celtic starters scored in double figures and Payton Pritchard added 13 off the bench.
Donovan Mitchell led the game with 35 points for Cleveland, and Evan Mobley with 22 points plus 11 rebounds.
The Celtics and Cavaliers are deadlocked at 1-1 in the group stage of the 2024 NBA Cup both sitting second in the standings of the East Group C as Atlanta Hawks have a perfect record at 2-0.
Al Horford’s clutch performance lifts the Celtics to end the Cavs’ remarkable win streak.
BOSTON — Al Horford played well Tuesday night in helping the Boston Celtics deliver the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first loss in the season.
The 38-year-old star played well for the Celtics, getting 20 points with excellent shooting: 7-of-11 overall, 4-of-5 from three-point range. Horford grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots in Boston’s thrilling 120-117 win against the Cavaliers. The team is happy with this win since it ended Cleveland’s 15-game winning streak at the start of the season.
Horford scored his best late in the game when he set a record by becoming the oldest player in the league to score at least 20 points, hit four 3-pointers, and block three shots in one game. As reported by Taylor Snow of Celtics.com, this is evidence of lasting skills and influence on the court.
Al Horford was playing well, but his 18 points in the real thriller of an overtime win against the Toronto Raptors set a season-high for the second game in a row. He showed his shooting skills in a close game hitting 5 out of 10 three-pointers. In the last two games, he has made 9 out of 15 shots from three-point range, showing he is a strong player on the court!
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