Celtics vs Cavaliers Live Score (8 Oct, 2026)
Play-by-Play
Q4
0.0
End of Game
124–113
Q4
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
124–113
Q4
1.2
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
124–113
Q4
1.2
Chris Cenac Jr. blocks Riley Minix 's 17-foot driving floating jump shot
124–113
Q4
3.1
Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound
124–113
Q4
3.1
Chris Cenac Jr. blocks Zack Austin's driving dunk
124–113
Q4
22.8
Milos Uzan makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
124–113
Q4
41.7
Tristan Enaruna makes tip in dunk
122–113
Q4
43.6
Tristan Enaruna offensive rebound
122–111
Q4
43.6
Curtis Jones misses running pullup jump shot
122–111
Q4
46.2
Riley Minix defensive rebound
122–111
Q4
46.2
Dillon Mitchell misses tip shot
122–111
Q4
50.2
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
122–111
Q4
50.2
Chris Cenac Jr. misses driving layup
122–111
Q4
1:04
Gabe McGlothan offensive rebound
122–111
Q4
1:04
Milos Uzan misses free throw 2 of 2
122–111
Q4
1:04
Milos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 2
122–111
Q4
1:04
Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul
121–111
Q4
1:04
Milos Uzan offensive rebound
121–111
Q4
1:04
Riley Minix blocks Milos Uzan 's 3-foot driving layup
121–111
Q4
1:18
Hayden Gray enters the game for Devin Carter
121–111
Q4
1:18
Milos Uzan enters the game for Tucker DeVries
121–111
Q4
1:18
Zack Austin enters the game for Tyrese Proctor
121–111
Q4
1:18
Curtis Jones enters the game for Meleek Thomas
121–111
Q4
1:18
Celtics Full timeout
121–111
Q4
1:18
Celtics offensive team rebound
121–111
Q4
1:18
Chris Cenac Jr. misses layup
121–111
Q4
1:41
Meleek Thomas lost ball turnover (Gabe McGlothan steals)
121–111
Q4
1:51
Devin Carter lost ball turnover (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals)
121–111
Q4
1:59
Riley Minix makes 1-foot reverse layup (Tristan Enaruna assists)
121–111
Q4
2:10
Riley Minix defensive rebound
121–109
Q4
2:10
Tucker DeVries misses 25-foot three point jumper
121–109
Q4
2:26
Tyrese Proctor bad pass
turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
121–109
Q4
2:32
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
121–109
Q4
2:32
Chris Cenac Jr. misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
121–109
Q4
2:49
Meleek Thomas makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
121–109
Q4
3:03
Dillon Mitchell makes dunk (Devin Carter assists)
121–107
Q4
3:09
Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
119–107
Q4
3:09
Meleek Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
119–107
Q4
3:17
Riley Minix offensive rebound
119–107
Q4
3:17
Tyrese Proctor misses 22-foot three point jumper
119–107
Q4
3:33
Devin Carter steps out of bounds turnover
119–107
Q4
3:41
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
119–107
Q4
3:41
Tyrese Proctor misses driving floating jump shot
119–107
Q4
3:53
Devin Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
119–107
Q4
3:53
Devin Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
118–107
Q4
3:53
Meleek Thomas shooting foul
117–107
Q4
4:01
Chris Cenac Jr. offensive rebound
117–107
Q4
4:01
Dillon Mitchell misses driving layup
117–107
Q4
4:18
Tristan Enaruna makes 23-foot three point jumper (Riley Minix assists)
117–107
Q4
4:33
Gabe McGlothan steps out of bounds turnover
117–104
Q4
4:35
Gabe McGlothan offensive rebound
117–104
Q4
4:35
Tucker DeVries misses 24-foot three point jumper
117–104
Q4
4:48
Tyrese Proctor makes driving layup
117–104
Q4
5:00
Chris Cenac Jr. makes layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)
117–102
Q4
5:12
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
115–102
Q4
5:12
Riley Minix misses 25-foot three point jumper
115–102
Q4
5:28
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
115–102
Q4
5:28
Gabe McGlothan enters the game for Hayden Gray
115–102
Q4
5:28
Riley Minix enters the game for Rashaun Agee
115–102
Q4
5:28
Chris Cenac Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
115–102
Q4
5:28
Celtics offensive team rebound
115–102
Q4
5:28
Chris Cenac Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
115–102
Q4
5:28
Rashaun Agee shooting foul
115–102
Q4
5:32
Devin Carter defensive rebound
115–102
Q4
5:32
Tristan Enaruna misses running layup
115–102
Q4
5:38
Devin Carter bad pass
turnover (Tristan Enaruna steals)
115–102
Q4
5:53
Tucker DeVries defensive rebound
115–102
Q4
5:53
Meleek Thomas misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
115–102
Q4
6:12
Tristan Enaruna defensive rebound
115–102
Q4
6:12
Tucker DeVries misses 30-foot three point jumper
115–102
Q4
6:29
Chris Cenac Jr. defensive rebound
115–102
Q4
6:29
Rashaun Agee misses 25-foot three point jumper
115–102
Q4
6:46
Dillon Mitchell makes driving dunk (Hayden Gray assists)
115–102
Q4
7:01
Rashaun Agee loose ball foul
113–102
Q4
7:02
Celtics defensive team rebound
113–102
Q4
7:02
Meleek Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
113–102
Q4
7:14
Chris Cenac Jr. enters the game for Amari Williams
113–102
Q4
7:14
Devin Carter enters the game for Milos Uzan
113–102
Q4
7:14
Tristan Enaruna enters the game for Riley Minix
113–102
Q4
7:14
Hayden Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
113–102
Q4
7:14
Celtics offensive team rebound
112–102
Q4
7:14
Hayden Gray misses free throw 1 of 2
112–102
Q4
7:14
Riley Minix shooting foul
112–102
Q4
7:27
Meleek Thomas makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
112–102
Q4
7:46
Dillon Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
112–100
Q4
7:55
Celtics defensive team rebound
112–100
Q4
7:55
Meleek Thomas misses driving floating jump shot
112–100
Q4
8:11
Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
112–100
Q4
8:11
Dillon Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
112–100
Q4
8:20
Amari Williams defensive rebound
112–100
Q4
8:20
Meleek Thomas misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
112–100
Q4
8:32
Hayden Gray makes running layup (Tucker DeVries assists)
112–100
Q4
8:38
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
110–100
Q4
8:38
Riley Minix misses 24-foot three point jumper
110–100
Q4
8:50
Milos Uzan personal foul
110–100
Q4
8:55
Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
110–100
Q4
8:55
Milos Uzan misses 35-foot three point jumper
110–100
Q4
9:06
Hayden Gray defensive rebound
110–100
Q4
9:06
Riley Minix misses 1-foot tip shot
110–100
Q4
9:08
Riley Minix offensive rebound
110–100
Q4
9:08
Rashaun Agee misses free throw 2 of 2
110–100
Q4
9:08
Rashaun Agee makes free throw 1 of 2
110–100
Q4
9:08
Dillon Mitchell shooting foul
110–99
Q4
9:24
Ernest Udeh Jr. enters the game for Thomas Bryant
110–99
Q4
9:24
Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Tristan Enaruna
110–99
Q4
9:24
Meleek Thomas enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.
110–99
Q4
9:24
Cavaliers Full timeout
110–99
Q4
9:24
Tucker DeVries makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amari Williams assists)
110–99
Q4
9:38
Amari Williams defensive rebound
107–99
Q4
9:38
Riley Minix misses 5-foot jumper
107–99
Q4
10:01
Tucker DeVries makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)
107–99
Q4
10:09
Amari Williams defensive rebound
104–99
Q4
10:09
Rashaun Agee misses 22-foot three point jumper
104–99
Q4
10:23
Dillon Mitchell makes alley oop dunk (Milos Uzan assists)
104–99
Q4
10:36
Amari Williams defensive rebound
102–99
Q4
10:36
Thomas Bryant misses 12-foot floating jump shot
102–99
Q4
10:49
Amari Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
102–99
Q4
10:55
Celtics offensive team rebound
102–99
Q4
10:55
Tucker DeVries misses 29-foot three point jumper
102–99
Q4
11:06
Tristan Enaruna makes driving layup
102–99
Q4
11:17
Hayden Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
102–97
Q4
11:33
Tristan Enaruna out of bounds lost ball turnover
99–97
Q4
11:37
Amari Williams bad pass
turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)
99–97
Q4
11:46
Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
99–97
Q4
11:46
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
99–96
Q4
11:46
Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
99–96
Q4
11:46
Tucker DeVries shooting foul
99–96
Q4
12:00
Amari Williams enters the game for Jordan Walsh
99–96
Q4
12:00
Tucker DeVries enters the game for Chris Cenac Jr.
99–96
Q4
12:00
Hayden Gray enters the game for Baylor Scheierman
99–96
Q4
12:00
Thomas Bryant enters the game for Ernest Udeh Jr.
99–96
Q3
0.0
End of the 3rd Quarter
99–96
Q3
0.0
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
99–96
Q3
0.0
Craig Porter Jr. misses heave jump shot
99–96
Q3
1.1
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
99–96
Q3
1.1
Milos Uzan misses driving layup
99–96
Q3
21.8
Tristan Enaruna makes free throw 1 of 1
99–96
Q3
21.8
Jordan Walsh shooting foul
99–95
Q3
21.8
Tristan Enaruna makes running layup (Riley Minix assists)
99–95
Q3
31.8
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
99–93
Q3
31.8
Jordan Walsh misses 27-foot three point jumper
99–93
Q3
45.6
Chris Cenac Jr. defensive rebound
99–93
Q3
45.6
Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
99–93
Q3
58.1
Baylor Scheierman makes 31-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)
99–93
Q3
1:07
Rashaun Agee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
96–93
Q3
1:31
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
96–90
Q3
1:31
Jordan Walsh misses 25-foot three point jumper
96–90
Q3
1:44
Ernest Udeh Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Riley Minix assists)
96–90
Q3
1:55
Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Luka Garza
96–88
Q3
1:55
Cavaliers Full timeout
96–88
Q3
1:55
Dillon Mitchell makes two point shot
96–88
Q3
1:57
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
94–88
Q3
1:57
Jordan Walsh misses driving dunk
94–88
Q3
2:06
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
94–88
Q3
2:06
Chris Cenac Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
94–88
Q3
2:25
Chris Cenac Jr. defensive rebound
94–88
Q3
2:25
Riley Minix misses 22-foot three point jumper
94–88
Q3
2:40
Jordan Walsh makes 25-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)
94–88
Q3
2:48
Milos Uzan defensive rebound
91–88
Q3
2:48
Tristan Enaruna misses 23-foot three point jumper
91–88
Q3
3:01
Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
91–88
Q3
3:01
Riley Minix misses 24-foot three point jumper
91–88
Q3
3:12
Dillon Mitchell bad pass
turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)
91–88
Q3
3:20
Riley Minix makes running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
91–88
Q3
3:29
Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound
91–86
Q3
3:29
Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper
91–86
Q3
3:46
Jordan Walsh enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez
91–86
Q3
3:46
Rashaun Agee makes free throw 2 of 2
91–86
Q3
3:46
Rashaun Agee makes free throw 1 of 2
91–85
Q3
3:46
Luka Garza shooting foul
91–84
Q3
4:02
Milos Uzan enters the game for Devin Carter
91–84
Q3
4:02
Rashaun Agee enters the game for Meleek Thomas
91–84
Q3
4:02
Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Tyrese Proctor
91–84
Q3
4:02
Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2
91–84
Q3
4:02
Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2
90–84
Q3
4:02
Tyrese Proctor personal foul
89–84
Q3
4:09
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
89–84
Q3
4:09
Chris Cenac Jr. blocks Ernest Udeh Jr. 's 3-foot running layup
89–84
Q3
4:15
Devin Carter lost ball turnover (Meleek Thomas steals)
89–84
Q3
4:29
Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
89–84
Q3
4:29
Riley Minix misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
89–84
Q3
4:43
Hugo Gonzalez personal foul
88–84
Q3
4:50
Devin Carter out of bounds lost ball turnover
88–84
Q3
5:08
Riley Minix enters the game for Mario Hezonja
88–84
Q3
5:08
Mario Hezonja out of bounds bad pass turnover
88–84
Q3
5:28
Hugo Gonzalez makes 25-foot three pointer
88–84
Q3
5:37
Ernest Udeh Jr. enters the game for Thomas Bryant
85–84
Q3
5:43
Luka Garza defensive rebound
86–84
Q3
5:43
Mario Hezonja misses running layup
86–84
Q3
5:49
Tristan Enaruna defensive rebound
85–84
Q3
5:49
Thomas Bryant blocks Chris Cenac Jr.'s two point shot
85–84
Q3
5:52
Chris Cenac Jr. offensive rebound
85–84
Q3
5:52
Thomas Bryant blocks Chris Cenac Jr. 's 11-foot two point shot
85–84
Q3
5:56
Chris Cenac Jr. offensive rebound
85–84
Q3
5:56
Hugo Gonzalez misses 25-foot three point jumper
85–84
Q3
6:05
Luka Garza makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
86–84
Q3
6:05
Chris Cenac Jr. enters the game for Baylor Scheierman
85–84
Q3
6:05
Dillon Mitchell enters the game for Jordan Walsh
85–84
Q3
6:05
(06:05) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)
85–84
Q3
6:05
Luka Garza makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
85–84
Q3
6:05
Tyrese Proctor flagrant foul type 1
84–84
Q3
6:24
Tristan Enaruna makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)
84–84
Q3
6:37
Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2
84–81
Q3
6:37
Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2
83–81
Q3
6:37
Meleek Thomas personal foul
82–81
Q3
6:48
Luka Garza defensive rebound
82–81
Q3
6:48
Luka Garza blocks Mario Hezonja 's 3-foot two point shot
82–81
Q3
6:58
Tristan Enaruna enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.
82–81
Q3
6:58
Jordan Walsh loose ball foul
82–81
Q3
6:58
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
82–81
Q3
6:58
Mario Hezonja misses 29-foot three point jumper
82–81
Q3
7:10
Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
82–81
Q3
7:10
Luka Garza misses 28-foot three point jumper
82–81
Q3
7:16
Thomas Bryant personal foul
82–81
Q3
7:22
Thomas Bryant bad pass
turnover (Devin Carter steals)
82–81
Q3
7:27
Hugo Gonzalez makes driving layup
82–81
Q3
7:38
Devin Carter defensive rebound
80–81
Q3
7:38
Jordan Walsh blocks Meleek Thomas 's 25-foot three point jumper
80–81
Q3
7:48
Devin Carter enters the game for Mike Conley
80–81
Q3
7:48
Jordan Walsh makes free throw 2 of 2
80–81
Q3
7:48
Jordan Walsh makes free throw 1 of 2
79–81
Q3
7:48
Thomas Bryant shooting foul
78–81
Q3
7:57
Tyrese Proctor personal foul
78–81
Q3
8:09
Thomas Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Proctor assists)
78–81
Q3
8:22
Jordan Walsh makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)
78–78
Q3
8:32
Craig Porter Jr. makes 1-foot running dunk (Meleek Thomas assists)
76–78
Q3
8:35
Hugo Gonzalez lost ball turnover (Meleek Thomas steals)
76–76
Q3
8:49
Meleek Thomas personal foul
76–76
Q3
9:01
Thomas Bryant makes finger roll layup (Mario Hezonja assists)
76–76
Q3
9:10
Jordan Walsh makes driving layup (Luka Garza assists)
76–74
Q3
9:25
Celtics Full timeout
74–74
Q3
9:25
Mario Hezonja makes 25-foot three pointer (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
74–74
Q3
9:37
Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
74–71
Q3
9:37
Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper
74–71
Q3
10:00
Meleek Thomas makes running layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
74–71
Q3
10:05
Baylor Scheierman lost ball turnover (Meleek Thomas steals)
74–69
Q3
10:24
Meleek Thomas makes 30-foot running pullup jump shot (Mario Hezonja assists)
74–69
Q3
10:31
Mario Hezonja defensive rebound
74–66
Q3
10:31
Baylor Scheierman misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
74–66
Q3
10:43
Meleek Thomas makes running layup
74–66
Q3
10:50
Meleek Thomas defensive rebound
74–64
Q3
10:50
Jordan Walsh misses 25-foot three point jumper
74–64
Q3
11:00
Luka Garza defensive rebound
74–64
Q3
11:00
Tyrese Proctor misses 24-foot three point jumper
74–64
Q3
11:23
Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
74–64
Q3
11:23
Luka Garza misses 7-foot floating jump shot
74–64
Q3
11:33
Thomas Bryant makes layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
74–64
Q3
11:41
Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
74–62
Q3
12:00
Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Chris Cenac Jr.
71–62
Team Stats
BOSGame Comparison
CLE
-Points-
-Rebounds-
29Assists32
41Field Goal %48
-3-Point %-
71Free Throw %81
Game Leaders
BOSCLE
Luka Garza#52 CPoints
14
Jaylon Tyson#20 G
Luka Garza#52 CRebounds
5
Mario Hezonja#33 F
Hugo Gonzalez#28 GAssists
10
Craig Porter Jr.#9 G
Player Box Score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 22 | 6-17 | 3-10 | 7-8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +5 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | |
| 23 | 16 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -8 | |
| 26 | 16 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -13 | |
| 26 | 15 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +7 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +8 | |
| 11 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +7 | |
| 28 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +15 | |
| 24 | 7 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +8 | |
| 25 | 17 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +22 | |
| 15 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +6 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +11 | |
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Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | |
| 17 | 11 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | |
| 17 | 14 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 | |
| 17 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -2 | |
| 17 | 13 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -10 | |
| 11 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 | |
| 9 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | |
| 10 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | |
| 16 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 21 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | |
| 23 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
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Injury Report
Boston Celtics
H2H / Season Series
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Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result |
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| 4/12/26 | vs  ORL | WArray-Array |
| 4/10/26 | vs  NO | WArray-Array |
| 4/9/26 | @  NY | LArray-Array |
| 4/7/26 | vs  CHA | WArray-Array |
| 4/5/26 | vs  TOR | WArray-Array |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
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| 4/12/26 | vs  WSH | WArray-Array |
| 4/10/26 | @  ATL | LArray-Array |
| 4/8/26 | vs ATL | WArray-Array |
| 4/6/26 | @  MEM | WArray-Array |
| 4/5/26 | vs  IND | WArray-Array |
NBA Standings
Game Information
League
NBA
Season
2027
Date
October 8, 2026
Tipoff
7:00 PM EDT
Status
Final
BOS Record
1-0
CLE Record
0-1
Venue
Rocket Arena
Location
Cleveland, OH
Arena Type
Indoor
Attendance
15,464
Officials
Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis, Kastine Evans
Period
Q4
Game Clock
12:00
Rosters
Celtics
1st in Atlantic Division
VS
Cavaliers
3rd in Central Division
Guard
#99
Devin Carter
Forward
#35
Nae'Qwan Tomlin
Guard
#5
Sam Merrill
Center
#18
Khalifa Diop
Team Statistics
No statistics available.
FAQs: Celtics vs Cavaliers
What channel is Celtics vs Cavaliers on?
NBC will broadcast Celtics vs Cavaliers. You can watch the game on your local NBC station or stream it live through Peacock with a paid subscription. Coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. ET on October 8, 2026, ahead of tipoff.
Can I stream Celtics vs Cavaliers live?
Yes. Peacock will stream the Celtics vs Cavaliers game live. A paid Peacock subscription is required to watch the full game. NBC also carries the TV broadcast for fans who prefer watching through a local station or cable provider.
What time does Celtics vs Cavaliers start?
The game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 8, 2026. NBC’s coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. ET, giving fans a half-hour of pregame coverage before the Celtics and Cavaliers take the court.
Where is Celtics vs Cavaliers being played?
The game is being played at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers are the home team for this matchup, while the Celtics travel to Cleveland for the October 8 game.
Is this a preseason or regular-season game?
This is an NBA preseason game. Boston and Cleveland are meeting before the regular season begins, so the matchup gives both teams a chance to prepare their rotations and evaluate players ahead of opening night.