Celtics 109-98 Cavaliers: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Mar 8)

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 2:45 AM ET

Regular Season

Boston CelticsCeltics

43-21 · Away

109–98

Final

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers

39-25 · Home

Celtics vs Cavaliers final: the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on March 8, 2026 at Rocket Arena, Cleveland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Celtics	35	21	30	23	109
Cavaliers	26	10	33	29	98

Top Performers

Celtics

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Celtics vs Cavaliers Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum FG	27	20	3	2	0	0	1	6-16	2-9	6-7	-3
Jaylen Brown GF	37	23	9	8	0	0	4	7-17	1-3	8-9	+17
Sam Hauser GF	24	15	4	0	0	0	1	5-10	5-10	0-0	+11
Derrick White G	35	6	7	5	0	0	0	2-9	0-3	2-2	-6
Neemias Queta C	35	4	11	1	0	0	0	2-7	0-0	0-0	+13
Bench
Hugo Gonzalez G	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Luka Garza C	11	7	1	1	0	0	2	2-4	1-1	2-2	-4
Payton Pritchard G	34	18	3	7	1	0	2	7-12	2-6	2-2	+18
Baylor Scheierman G	25	16	10	0	1	0	0	6-8	4-6	0-0	+10

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dean Wade FC	20	7	3	0	1	0	0	3-5	1-3	0-0	+1
Evan Mobley F	31	24	8	1	0	3	2	10-19	2-6	2-3	-6
Sam Merrill G	29	5	5	4	1	0	0	2-9	1-7	0-0	-1
Donovan Mitchell G	33	30	7	5	1	2	0	9-18	3-9	9-11	+8
James Harden G	38	19	4	10	0	0	0	6-16	3-8	4-7	-12
Bench
Dennis Schröder G	20	2	3	2	0	0	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	0
Craig Porter G	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Jaylon Tyson F	25	8	6	1	0	0	1	3-8	2-6	0-0	-18
Thomas Bryant CF	13	3	2	0	0	0	1	1-6	1-4	0-0	-8
Keon Ellis G	24	0	3	0	1	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-15

Celtics vs Cavaliers Recap

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 23 points and 8 assists. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points.

The Celtics did the damage in the 2nd quarter, winning that period by 11.

After the game, the Celtics are 43-21 and the Cavaliers are 39-25.

Team Stats

Celtics	Stat	Cavaliers
37-84	Field Goals	35-86
44.0%	FG %	40.7%
15-38	3-Pointers	13-45
39.5%	3P %	28.9%
20-22	Free Throws	15-21
90.9%	FT %	71.4%
49	Rebounds	42
10	Off. Rebounds	10
25	Assists	23
2	Steals	4
0	Blocks	6
10	Turnovers	7
20	Fouls	19
26	Biggest Lead	8

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Celtics	53.0%	9.6%	23.8%	0.238
Cavaliers	48.3%	6.8%	20.4%	0.174

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Celtics vs Cavaliers Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, March 8, 20261:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Celtics NBC Sports Boston · Cavaliers Rock Entertainment Sports Network

Arena: Rocket ArenaCleveland

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Celtics vs Cavaliers Season Stats 2025-26

Celtics 82 GPCavaliers 82 GP

114.9#19

Points per game

119.5#4

107.2#1

Opponent points

115.4#15

46.7%#16

Field goal %

48.2%#7

36.7%#8

Three-point %

36.0%#13

80.7%#6

Free throw %

77.6%#17

46.4#3

Rebounds

44.4#11

24.6#27

Assists

28.3#8

7.1#28

Steals

8.5#14

5.0#11

Blocks

5.0#11

11.5#1

Turnovers

13.3#9

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesCeltics 2-0

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That covers Celtics vs Cavaliers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Celtics host the Bulls Oct 30; Cavaliers host the Wizards Oct 28.

Celtics vs Cavaliers FAQs

Who won Celtics vs Cavaliers on Mar 8, 2026?

The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 23 points.

What are the Celtics and Cavaliers records?

After this game the Celtics were 43-21 and the Cavaliers were 39-25 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Celtics vs Cavaliers?

Jaylen Brown scored 23 for the Celtics. Donovan Mitchell scored 30 for the Cavaliers.

Who leads the Celtics vs Cavaliers season series?

The Celtics lead the regular-season series 2-0 this season.

Who won the last Celtics vs Cavaliers game?

The Celtics beat the Cavaliers 117-115 on Nov 30, 2025 on the road.

Where was Celtics vs Cavaliers played?

At Rocket Arena in Cleveland, the home arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What was the score by quarter in Celtics vs Cavaliers?

Celtics-Cavaliers: Q1 35-26, Q2 21-10, Q3 30-33, Q4 23-29.

What is next for the Celtics and Cavaliers?

Celtics host the Bulls on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM ET; Cavaliers host the Wizards on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM ET.