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Celtics hand Cavaliers first loss of season, winning 120-117 to end Cleveland's 15-game win streak
BOSTON (AP) The defending NBA champions held off the league’s hottest team on Tuesday night, with Jayson Tatum scoring 33 points and adding 12 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-117 victory over Cleveland and hand the Cavaliers their first loss after 15 straight wins to open the season.
Cleveland cut a 21-point deficit to two in the third quarter, and Donovan Mitchell hit a rainbow 3-pointer with 24 seconds left to make it a four-point game. Tatum sank one of two free throws, and then clobbered Mitchell at the other end, leaving the Cavaliers guard on the floor in need of medical attention.
Mitchell eventually stepped to the line and sank both free throws, but Boston inbounded the ball without trouble and passed it downcourt for an easy Al Horford dunk to clinch it.
Tatum sank six of Boston’s 22 3-pointers, and added seven assists for Boston’s third straight win.
Mitchell scored 35 points, and Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were the fourth team in NBA history to open the season with 15 wins in a row. The 15-game winning streak was longest in Cavaliers franchise history.
Cleveland was an early surprise as the top team in the Eastern Conference, but it knows it will not be easy to get past Boston, should they meet in the playoffs.
The Celtics scored 19 of the last 26 points in the second quarter to turn a five-point lead into a 65-48 advantage at the break. Cleveland cut a 21-point deficit to two points in the third.
The Celtics were 14 for 22 from 3-point range in the first half. They were up by five points with 5:05 left when they hit four straight 3’s, and six in all down the stretch, opening a 65-48 halftime lead.
Cavaliers: Host New Orleans on Wednesday.
Celtics: Visit the Washington Wizards on Friday, a day after visiting the White House as a perk of their 18th NBA championship.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Al Horford (Evan Mobley gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:23 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 10:51 | | Al Horford misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:09 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:52 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:10 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 4-3 |
| 8:39 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 4-6 |
| 8:23 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 4-8 |
| 8:06 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-9 |
| 7:56 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 4-12 |
| 7:41 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 7:11 | | Darius Garland blocks Derrick White's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:09 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Sam Merrill blocks Jrue Holiday's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 6-12 |
| 6:38 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:37 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 6-15 |
| 5:55 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-15 |
| 5:36 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 8-18 |
| 5:19 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:53 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Georges Niang offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Sam Hauser draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point cutting layup (Sam Hauser assists) | 8-20 |
| 4:12 | | Darius Garland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point stepback jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 10-20 |
| 3:48 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:36 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-20 |
| 3:36 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 3:21 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving hook shot (Darius Garland assists) | 14-20 |
| 3:04 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | Evan Mobley blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Georges Niang assists) | 16-20 |
| 2:17 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 16-22 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting dunk (Ty Jerome assists) | 18-22 |
| 1:52 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Neemias Queta shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 1:39 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-22 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-24 |
| 1:06 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Neemias Queta turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:30 | | Evan Mobley misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Sam Hauser makes two point cutting layup (Neemias Queta assists) | 20-26 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Derrick White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 20-29 |
| 11:07 | | Craig Porter Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Neemias Queta offensive foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Neemias Queta turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +3 | Craig Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 23-29 |
| 10:24 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:22 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Neemias Queta misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Georges Niang misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Neemias Queta defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 23-32 |
| 9:45 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Georges Niang assists) | 25-32 |
| 9:29 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-34 |
| 9:03 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Craig Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 28-34 |
| 8:33 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-34 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-34 |
| 8:04 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 30-36 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving bank hook shot (Georges Niang assists) | 32-36 |
| 7:22 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 32-39 |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-39 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 34-41 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 36-41 |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point turnaround hook shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 36-43 |
| 5:51 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving layup | 38-43 |
| 5:05 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 38-46 |
| 4:40 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 41-46 |
| 4:30 | | Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:30 | | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-47 |
| 4:30 | | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-48 |
| 4:11 | | Al Horford blocks Darius Garland's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point running pullup jump shot | 41-51 |
| 4:00 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:40 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:23 | | Jarrett Allen kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:21 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 41-54 |
| 3:06 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 44-54 |
| 2:45 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point bank jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 44-56 |
| 2:39 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 44-59 |
| 2:12 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Al Horford misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point running layup | 46-59 |
| 1:34 | | Ty Jerome personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 46-62 |
| 1:20 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (lost ball) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 48-62 |
| 0:43 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:16 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 48-65 |
| 0:03 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Take) (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |