Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EAST FINALS - GAME 3 • BOS leads series 2-1
55-27, 28-13 Away
86
55-27, 28-13 Away
50-32, 29-12 Home
116
50-32, 29-12 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 26 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -28 | |
| 31 | 18 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -11 | |
| 30 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -23 | |
| 28 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -20 | |
| 21 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -21 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 20 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | |
| 16 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -7 | |
| 24 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -12 | |
| 26 | 7 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -19 | |
| DNP-SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER | ||||||||||||||
86 | 29-74 | 6-22 | 22-28 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 0 | |||
79% | 27% | 27% | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 38 | 27 | 8-12 | 3-3 | 8-10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +31 | |
| 30 | 13 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +24 | |
| 23 | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +22 | |
| 30 | 13 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +24 | |
| 26 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +20 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 19 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | |
| 21 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +5 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 20 | 14 | 5-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +8 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 18 | 9 | 3-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +6 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
116 | 37-76 | 17-34 | 25-30 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 37 | 0 | |||
83% | 50% | 50% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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