Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
39
22
61
2653
3022
31
13
42
78
36
46
23
18
78
39
8
47
6
28
4
12
21
103
4
94
11
12
2519
712
28
65
54
83
911
41
952
20
69
31
24
2029
6060
108
56
52
1915
98
5
210
27
13
127
12
139
13
58
00
33
2529
6060
9
1
11
25
7
28
6
5
83
9
4
13
2
6
3
2
20
60
4
1
25
19
12
63
5
4
80
11
1
12
0
9
1
4
29
60
10
5
50
19
9
47
2
2
100
12
1
13
1
5
0
3
25
60
8
6
75
15
8
53
10
7
70
7
2
9
3
8
0
3
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
34
10
20
50
3
9
33
8
12
67
1
1
2
5
2
1
4
2
31
13
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
32
5
10
50
3
5
60
4
4
100
0
10
10
2
1
0
0
3
17
12
double
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
32
3
6
50
1
1
100
2
2
100
2
8
10
10
0
1
2
1
9
11
double
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
21
4
11
36
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
11
6
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
11
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
5
-5
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
32
4
9
44
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
8
0
1
1
3
9
4
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
22
3
7
43
1
4
25
1
1
100
1
5
6
0
0
1
3
2
8
-9
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
18
4
5
80
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
5
10
5
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
18
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
5
6
0
0
1
0
1
3
-7
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
9
0
5
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
-6
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-4
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
March
2017
Friday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Lakers
Los Angeles
False
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
41
18
59
2615
2777
33
10
30
91
37
41
22
15
68
29
12
41
5
20
3
10
21
99
4
69
32
46
2321
119
5
36
14
39
125
31
156
21
65
01
43
2624
6060
99
23
23
2324
710
31
76
55
72
66
26
92
11
45
20
12
2128
6060
6
3
50
23
11
48
3
1
33
12
3
15
2
6
0
4
26
60
9
2
22
21
9
43
6
4
67
5
1
6
1
5
1
3
24
60
9
2
22
23
7
30
7
5
71
6
2
8
1
4
2
1
21
60
9
3
33
24
10
42
6
5
83
6
6
12
1
5
0
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
40
10
21
48
3
6
50
5
8
62
5
8
13
10
1
1
4
3
28
-3
triple
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
34
4
11
36
0
0
0
1
4
25
6
7
13
2
0
0
0
1
9
-6
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
32
10
19
53
2
6
33
6
6
100
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
28
-11
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
True
21
1
4
25
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
2
-7
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
True
12
1
4
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
-1
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
31
5
10
50
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
3
3
0
1
1
2
2
13
-2
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
False
26
1
7
14
1
4
25
1
1
100
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
4
-1
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
False
23
2
8
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
4
4
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
18
3
7
43
1
3
33
1
1
100
1
3
4
2
0
1
1
2
8
7
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
March
2017
Friday
Philips Arena
Atlanta
Hawks
Atlanta
False
The host Boston Celtics beat the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers , 103 - 99 , in a dramatic Wednesday-night thriller . Boston ( 39 - 22 ) moved to just three games back from the first seed with the win . It was a much - needed boost for the Celtics , as the team was coming off a blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks and had been just 1 - 2 coming out of the All-Star Break . Boston looked like it was back in the swing of things on Wednesday , however , as the team earned a hard - fought win over the Eastern Conference 's top team . All-Star Isaiah Thomas bounced back from his worst outing of the season against Atlanta to score 31 points over Cleveland , including a three - pointer to put the Celtics ahead with 45 seconds remaining . In his third game back from injury , guard Avery Bradley looked brilliant , scoring 11 points and locking down Cleveland 's Kyrie Irving on the game 's final possession . Big man Al Horford , meanwhile , broke out of a bit of a slump with a near triple - double , recording nine points , 10 rebounds , and 10 assists . Overall , it was a much - needed and energizing win for the Celtics as they look to fight for the top spot in the East going down the stretch . Cleveland ( 41 - 18 ) saw new addition Deron Williams debut in Wednesday 's game . The veteran made an immediate impact , playing 31 minutes and scoring 13 on 5 - of - 10 shooting . Superstar LeBron James , meanwhile , led the team with his seventh triple - double of the season . James had 28 points , 13 rebounds , and 10 assists on the night . All-Star Kyrie Irving also scored 28 , but failed to convert when given the opportunity to take the team 's last shot after being smothered by tight defense from Avery Bradley . One issue for Cleveland was rebounding , where the Celtics held a 47 - 40 edge despite struggles for most of the season . The Celtics will visit the Lakers on Friday , while Cleveland will see Atlanta . The Celtics broke out of a mini - slump with numerous strong performances on Wednesday . All-Star and team leader Isaiah Thomas scored a team - high 31 points on 10 - of - 20 shooting while dishing out five assists . Big man Al Horford narrowly missed a triple double , recording 10 rebounds and 10 assists but only nine points . Marcus Smart came off the bench for nine points and eight assists , and forward Jae Crowder started the game and scored 17 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds . As a team , the Celtics held a 47 - 40 advantage in the rebounding column and hit 10 three - pointers . For Cleveland , superstar LeBron James had yet another top - notch night . James recorded a triple - double , with 28 ponts , 13 rebounds , and 10 assists on the night . The triple - double was the seventh of the season for James , who is now averaging career highs in both rebounds and assists .
The host Boston Celtics beat the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 103 - 99, in a dramatic Wednesday-night thriller. Boston (39 - 22) moved to just three games back from the first seed with the win. It was a much - needed boost for the Celtics, as the team was coming off a blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks and had been just 1 - 2 coming out of the All-Star Break. Boston looked like it was back in the swing of things on Wednesday, however, as the team earned a hard - fought win over the Eastern Conference's top team. All-Star Isaiah Thomas bounced back from his worst outing of the season against Atlanta to score 31 points over Cleveland, including a three - pointer to put the Celtics ahead with 45 seconds remaining. In his third game back from injury, guard Avery Bradley looked brilliant, scoring 11 points and locking down Cleveland's Kyrie Irving on the game's final possession. Big man Al Horford, meanwhile, broke out of a bit of a slump with a near triple - double, recording nine points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Overall, it was a much - needed and energizing win for the Celtics as they look to fight for the top spot in the East going down the stretch. Cleveland (41 - 18) saw new addition Deron Williams debut in Wednesday's game. The veteran made an immediate impact, playing 31 minutes and scoring 13 on 5 - of - 10 shooting. Superstar LeBron James, meanwhile, led the team with his seventh triple - double of the season. James had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists on the night. All-Star Kyrie Irving also scored 28, but failed to convert when given the opportunity to take the team's last shot after being smothered by tight defense from Avery Bradley. One issue for Cleveland was rebounding, where the Celtics held a 47 - 40 edge despite struggles for most of the season. The Celtics will visit the Lakers on Friday, while Cleveland will see Atlanta.
The host Boston Celtics beat the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 103 - 99, in a dramatic Wednesday-night thriller. Boston (39 - 22) moved to just three games back from the first seed with the win. It was a much - needed boost for the Celtics, as the team was coming off a blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks and had been just 1 - 2 coming out of the All-Star Break. Boston looked like it was back in the swing of things on Wednesday, however, as the team earned a hard - fought win over the Eastern Conference's top team. All-Star Isaiah Thomas bounced back from his worst outing of the season against Atlanta to score 31 points over Cleveland, including a three - pointer to put the Celtics ahead with 45 seconds remaining. In his third game back from injury, guard Avery Bradley looked brilliant, scoring 11 points and locking down Cleveland's Kyrie Irving on the game's final possession. Big man Al Horford, meanwhile, broke out of a bit of a slump with a near triple - double, recording nine points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Overall, it was a much - needed and energizing win for the Celtics as they look to fight for the top spot in the East going down the stretch. Cleveland (41 - 18) saw new addition Deron Williams debut in Wednesday's game. The veteran made an immediate impact, playing 31 minutes and scoring 13 on 5 - of - 10 shooting. Superstar LeBron James, meanwhile, led the team with his seventh triple - double of the season. James had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists on the night. All-Star Kyrie Irving also scored 28, but failed to convert when given the opportunity to take the team's last shot after being smothered by tight defense from Avery Bradley. One issue for Cleveland was rebounding, where the Celtics held a 47 - 40 edge despite struggles for most of the season. The Celtics will visit the Lakers on Friday, while Cleveland will see Atlanta. The Celtics broke out of a mini - slump with numerous strong performances on Wednesday. All-Star and team leader Isaiah Thomas scored a team - high 31 points on 10 - of - 20 shooting while dishing out five assists. Big man Al Horford narrowly missed a triple double, recording 10 rebounds and 10 assists but only nine points. Marcus Smart came off the bench for nine points and eight assists, and forward Jae Crowder started the game and scored 17 points on 5 - of - 10 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. As a team, the Celtics held a 47 - 40 advantage in the rebounding column and hit 10 three - pointers. For Cleveland, superstar LeBron James had yet another top - notch night. James recorded a triple - double, with 28 ponts, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists on the night. The triple - double was the seventh of the season for James, who is now averaging career highs in both rebounds and assists.
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<TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Avery Bradley <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jaylen Brown <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Mickey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 28 <FG> 10 19 53 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 28 <FG> 10 21 48 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 13 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 5 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 6 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none