Thursday, 12/20/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 25 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 91 |
| Boston | 27 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 103 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:09 |
| Attendance | 18,624 |
1st Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Cle | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Cle | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Bos | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Bos | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Cle | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Cle | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Bos | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Bos | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Cle | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Bos | Starting Lineup | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Cle | Start of the 1st Quarter | Tied 0–0 |
| 12:00 | Cle | Jump Ball: Tyler Zeller vs. Kevin Garnett -- Kyrie Irving gains possession. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:42 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:41 | Bos | Rajon Rondo with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:30 | Bos | Kevin Garnett misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:29 | Cle | Kyrie Irving with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:20 | Cle | Paul Pierce blocks a Alonzo Gee layup shot from 2 feet out. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:19 | Bos | Jason Collins with a defensive rebound. | Tied 0–0 |
| 11:11 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a floating jump shot from 6 feet out. | Bos 2–0 |
| 10:44 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses a running hook shot from 11 feet out. | Bos 2–0 |
| 10:43 | Bos | Rajon Rondo with a defensive rebound. | Bos 2–0 |
| 10:36 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Tyler Zeller. | Bos 2–0 |
| 10:24 | Bos | Jason Terry makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Paul Pierce with the assist. | Bos 5–0 |
| 10:02 | Bos | Personal foul committed by Jason Collins. | Bos 5–0 |
| 9:52 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Bos 5–0 |
| 9:49 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with an offensive rebound. | Bos 5–0 |
| 9:39 | Cle | Alonzo Gee misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 5–0 |
| 9:38 | Bos | Rajon Rondo with a defensive rebound. | Bos 5–0 |
| 9:34 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 7–0 |
| 9:22 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes a driving finger roll shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 7–2 |
| 9:08 | Bos | Kevin Garnett misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Bos 7–2 |
| 9:07 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with a defensive rebound. | Bos 7–2 |
| 8:55 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes a pull up jump shot from 22 feet out. | Bos 7–4 |
| 8:30 | Bos | Paul Pierce misses a turnaround fade away jump shot from 10 feet out. | Bos 7–4 |
| 8:29 | Cle | Tyler Zeller with a defensive rebound. | Bos 7–4 |
| 8:15 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Tyler Zeller with the assist. | Bos 7–6 |
| 8:05 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a driving reverse layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 9–6 |
| 7:42 | Bos | Shooting foul committed by Paul Pierce. | Bos 9–6 |
| 7:42 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 9–7 |
| 7:42 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 9–8 |
| 7:31 | Bos | Paul Pierce misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 9–8 |
| 7:30 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with a defensive rebound. | Bos 9–8 |
| 7:16 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 9–8 |
| 7:15 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 9–8 |
| 6:49 | Bos | Jason Terry misses a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out. | Bos 9–8 |
| 6:48 | Cle | Cavaliers with a defensive rebound. | Bos 9–8 |
| 6:48 | Bos | Loose Ball foul committed by Rajon Rondo. | Bos 9–8 |
| 6:48 | Bos | Substitution: Brandon Bass in for Kevin Garnett. | Bos 9–8 |
| 6:32 | Cle | Rajon Rondo steals the ball from Tristan Thompson. | Bos 9–8 |
| 6:28 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 11–8 |
| 6:23 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Bos 11–8 |
| 6:20 | Bos | Jason Collins with a defensive rebound. | Bos 11–8 |
| 6:11 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 11–8 |
| 6:10 | Cle | Alonzo Gee with a defensive rebound. | Bos 11–8 |
| 6:01 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes a jump shot from 9 feet out. | Bos 11–10 |
| 6:01 | Bos | Shooting foul committed by Brandon Bass. | Bos 11–10 |
| 6:01 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1. | Tied 11–11 |
| 5:38 | Bos | Brandon Bass makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Jason Terry with the assist. | Bos 13–11 |
| 5:14 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes a driving layup shot. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by Dion Waiters. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Bos | Celtics take a full timeout. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Bos | Substitution: Jared Sullinger in for Jason Collins. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Bos | Substitution: Courtney Lee in for Jason Terry. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Cle | Substitution: C.J. Miles in for Dion Waiters. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Cle | Substitution: Kevin Jones in for Tyler Zeller. | Tied 13–13 |
| 5:01 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 14–13 |
| 5:01 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 15–13 |
| 4:37 | Cle | Alonzo Gee makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Tied 15–15 |
| 4:15 | Cle | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Kevin Jones. | Tied 15–15 |
| 4:15 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 16–15 |
| 4:15 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 17–15 |
| 3:58 | Cle | Alonzo Gee makes a step back jump shot from 12 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 3:36 | Bos | Brandon Bass misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 3:35 | Cle | Alonzo Gee with a defensive rebound. | Tied 17–17 |
| 3:22 | Cle | Kevin Jones misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Tied 17–17 |
| 3:22 | Bos | Courtney Lee with a defensive rebound. | Tied 17–17 |
| 3:10 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Brandon Bass with the assist. | Bos 20–17 |
| 2:51 | Cle | Alonzo Gee misses a running layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 20–17 |
| 2:50 | Cle | Kevin Jones with an offensive rebound. | Bos 20–17 |
| 2:49 | Cle | Kevin Jones makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 20–19 |
| 2:31 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Jared Sullinger with the assist. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:19 | Cle | C.J. Miles misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:18 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with an offensive rebound. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:18 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses a tip shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:17 | Bos | Brandon Bass with a defensive rebound. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:12 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by C.J. Miles. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:12 | Cle | Cavaliers take a full timeout. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:12 | Bos | Substitution: Jeff Green in for Paul Pierce. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:12 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:12 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 23–19 |
| 2:12 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 24–19 |
| 1:54 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a pull up jump shot from 9 feet out. | Bos 24–21 |
| 1:33 | Bos | Alonzo Gee steals the ball from Courtney Lee. | Bos 24–21 |
| 1:30 | Cle | Alonzo Gee makes a driving dunk shot. | Bos 24–23 |
| 1:16 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Kyrie Irving. | Bos 24–23 |
| 1:16 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 24–23 |
| 1:16 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 24–23 |
| 1:16 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 25–23 |
| 0:59 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a turnaround bank jump shot from 17 feet out. | Tied 25–25 |
| 0:51 | Cle | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Tristan Thompson. | Tied 25–25 |
| 0:51 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 26–25 |
| 0:51 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:33 | Cle | Kevin Jones misses a turnaround hook shot from 9 feet out. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:33 | Cle | C.J. Miles with an offensive rebound. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:16 | Cle | Kevin Jones misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:14 | Bos | Rajon Rondo with a defensive rebound. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:02 | Bos | Brandon Bass misses a jump shot from 17 feet out. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:00 | Cle | C.J. Miles with a defensive rebound. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:00 | Cle | C.J. Miles misses a 3-point jump shot from 54 feet out. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:00 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 27–25 |
| 0:00 | Cle | End of the 1st Quarter | Bos 27–25 |
2nd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Cle | Start of the 2nd Quarter | Bos 27–25 |
| 11:40 | Bos | Jeff Green misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 27–25 |
| 11:38 | Bos | Jared Sullinger with an offensive rebound. | Bos 27–25 |
| 11:34 | Bos | Jeff Green makes a slam dunk shot. Courtney Lee with the assist. | Bos 29–25 |
| 11:12 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses a hook shot from 4 feet out. | Bos 29–25 |
| 11:11 | Bos | Jason Terry with a defensive rebound. | Bos 29–25 |
| 11:06 | Bos | Courtney Lee misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Bos 29–25 |
| 11:05 | Cle | Donald Sloan with a defensive rebound. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:56 | Cle | C.J. Miles misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:55 | Bos | Jared Sullinger with a defensive rebound. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:31 | Bos | Jeff Green misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:30 | Bos | Jared Sullinger with an offensive rebound. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:13 | Bos | Jason Terry misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:11 | Cle | Luke Walton with a defensive rebound. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:07 | Bos | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Jared Sullinger. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:07 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:07 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:07 | Bos | Substitution: Kevin Garnett in for Brandon Bass. | Bos 29–25 |
| 10:07 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 29–26 |
| 9:43 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by C.J. Miles. | Bos 29–26 |
| 9:43 | Bos | Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 30–26 |
| 9:43 | Cle | Substitution: Dion Waiters in for C.J. Miles. | Bos 30–26 |
| 9:43 | Bos | Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 30–26 |
| 9:42 | Cle | Luke Walton with a defensive rebound. | Bos 30–26 |
| 9:29 | Cle | Donald Sloan makes a driving layup shot. | Bos 30–28 |
| 9:29 | Bos | Shooting foul committed by Jared Sullinger. | Bos 30–28 |
| 9:29 | Cle | Donald Sloan makes free throw 1 of 1. | Bos 30–29 |
| 9:12 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 10 feet out. Jason Terry with the assist. | Bos 32–29 |
| 8:56 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Donald Sloan with the assist. | Bos 32–31 |
| 8:43 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Bos 32–31 |
| 8:43 | Cle | Official's timeout. | Bos 32–31 |
| 8:19 | Cle | Kevin Garnett blocks a Kevin Jones layup shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 32–31 |
| 8:18 | Bos | Jared Sullinger with a defensive rebound. | Bos 32–31 |
| 7:59 | Bos | Courtney Lee makes a jump shot from 20 feet out. Jason Terry with the assist. | Bos 34–31 |
| 7:44 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 34–31 |
| 7:43 | Bos | Jared Sullinger with a defensive rebound. | Bos 34–31 |
| 7:40 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Donald Sloan. | Bos 34–31 |
| 7:40 | Bos | Courtney Lee makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 35–31 |
| 7:40 | Bos | Courtney Lee makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 36–31 |
| 7:17 | Cle | Luke Walton makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Dion Waiters with the assist. | Bos 36–34 |
| 7:06 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Tyler Zeller. | Bos 36–34 |
| 7:06 | Bos | Substitution: Paul Pierce in for Jeff Green. | Bos 36–34 |
| 7:06 | Cle | Substitution: Tristan Thompson in for Kevin Jones. | Bos 36–34 |
| 7:06 | Bos | Substitution: Jason Collins in for Jared Sullinger. | Bos 36–34 |
| 6:55 | Bos | Courtney Lee makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. Kevin Garnett with the assist. | Bos 38–34 |
| 6:36 | Bos | Personal foul committed by Jason Collins. | Bos 38–34 |
| 6:36 | Bos | Substitution: Rajon Rondo in for Jason Terry. | Bos 38–34 |
| 6:25 | Cle | Donald Sloan misses a pull up jump shot from 18 feet out. | Bos 38–34 |
| 6:23 | Cle | Tyler Zeller with an offensive rebound. | Bos 38–34 |
| 6:22 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a hook shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 38–36 |
| 6:06 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 9 feet out. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:45 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses a alley oop dunk shot. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:43 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with an offensive rebound. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:38 | Cle | Luke Walton misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:37 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:31 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by Dion Waiters. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:31 | Bos | Celtics take a full timeout. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:31 | Cle | Substitution: Kyrie Irving in for Donald Sloan. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:31 | Cle | Substitution: Alonzo Gee in for Luke Walton. | Bos 40–36 |
| 5:31 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 41–36 |
| 5:31 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 42–36 |
| 5:10 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a 3-point pull up jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 42–36 |
| 5:08 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 42–36 |
| 4:56 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 45–36 |
| 4:38 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses a jump shot from 5 feet out. | Bos 45–36 |
| 4:37 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a defensive rebound. | Bos 45–36 |
| 4:31 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Alonzo Gee. | Bos 45–36 |
| 4:31 | Bos | Jason Collins makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 46–36 |
| 4:31 | Bos | Jason Collins misses free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 46–36 |
| 4:30 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with a defensive rebound. | Bos 46–36 |
| 4:04 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. Tristan Thompson with the assist. | Bos 46–38 |
| 3:47 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes a step back jump shot from 9 feet out. Paul Pierce with the assist. | Bos 48–38 |
| 3:25 | Cle | Alonzo Gee makes a pull up jump shot from 15 feet out. | Bos 48–40 |
| 3:15 | Bos | Offensive foul committed by Kevin Garnett. | Bos 48–40 |
| 3:15 | Bos | Kevin Garnett is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Bos 48–40 |
| 3:00 | Cle | Kevin Garnett blocks a Tristan Thompson layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:59 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:59 | Bos | Loose Ball foul committed by Jason Collins. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:59 | Cle | Cavaliers take a full timeout. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:59 | Bos | Substitution: Brandon Bass in for Jason Collins. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:50 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a step back jump shot from 16 feet out. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:49 | Cle | Dion Waiters with an offensive rebound. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:46 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:45 | Bos | Courtney Lee with a defensive rebound. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:36 | Bos | Kevin Garnett misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:35 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with a defensive rebound. | Bos 48–40 |
| 2:17 | Cle | Alonzo Gee makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Tyler Zeller with the assist. | Bos 48–43 |
| 1:57 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by Kyrie Irving. | Bos 48–43 |
| 1:57 | Bos | Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 48–43 |
| 1:57 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 48–43 |
| 1:57 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 49–43 |
| 1:49 | Bos | Personal foul committed by Rajon Rondo. | Bos 49–43 |
| 1:49 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 49–44 |
| 1:49 | Bos | Substitution: Jason Terry in for Courtney Lee. | Bos 49–44 |
| 1:49 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 49–44 |
| 1:48 | Bos | Brandon Bass with a defensive rebound. | Bos 49–44 |
| 1:32 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by Alonzo Gee. | Bos 49–44 |
| 1:32 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes a alley oop layup shot from 1 foot out. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 51–44 |
| 1:32 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 1. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:16 | Cle | Rajon Rondo steals the ball from Kyrie Irving. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:14 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by Tyler Zeller. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:14 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:14 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:14 | Cle | Substitution: Kevin Jones in for Tyler Zeller. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:14 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 52–44 |
| 1:13 | Cle | Alonzo Gee with a defensive rebound. | Bos 52–44 |
| 0:57 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a pull up jump shot from 18 feet out. Dion Waiters with the assist. | Bos 52–46 |
| 0:38 | Bos | Brandon Bass makes a layup shot from 1 foot out. Kevin Garnett with the assist. | Bos 54–46 |
| 0:12 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a fade away from 19 feet out. | Bos 54–46 |
| 0:11 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a defensive rebound. | Bos 54–46 |
| 0:00 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 54–46 |
| 0:00 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 54–46 |
| 0:00 | Cle | End of the 2nd Quarter | Bos 54–46 |
3rd Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Cle | Start of the 3rd Quarter | Bos 54–46 |
| 11:40 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 5 feet out. | Bos 56–46 |
| 11:16 | Cle | Kevin Garnett blocks a Tristan Thompson layup shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 56–46 |
| 11:13 | Cle | Kyrie Irving with an offensive rebound. | Bos 56–46 |
| 11:09 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Dion Waiters with the assist. | Bos 56–49 |
| 10:55 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 59–49 |
| 10:34 | Bos | Personal foul committed by Rajon Rondo. | Bos 59–49 |
| 10:19 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Bos 59–49 |
| 10:17 | Cle | Tyler Zeller with an offensive rebound. | Bos 59–49 |
| 10:16 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a putback layup shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 59–51 |
| 9:57 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a driving layup shot from 1 foot out. Jason Terry with the assist. | Bos 61–51 |
| 9:30 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Alonzo Gee with the assist. | Bos 61–53 |
| 9:11 | Bos | Kevin Garnett makes a jump shot from 13 feet out. | Bos 63–53 |
| 8:57 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a jump shot from 14 feet out. Dion Waiters with the assist. | Bos 63–55 |
| 8:39 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Tristan Thompson. | Bos 63–55 |
| 8:31 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 14 feet out. | Bos 65–55 |
| 8:09 | Cle | Alonzo Gee misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Bos 65–55 |
| 8:09 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 65–55 |
| 8:09 | Bos | Loose Ball foul committed by Paul Pierce. | Bos 65–55 |
| 8:03 | Cle | Kevin Garnett steals the ball from Dion Waiters. | Bos 65–55 |
| 7:58 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a driving layup shot. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:40 | Cle | Paul Pierce steals the ball from Kyrie Irving. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:28 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses a driving finger roll shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:26 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with a defensive rebound. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:14 | Bos | Personal foul committed by Jason Terry. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:10 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:09 | Bos | Jason Terry with a defensive rebound. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:07 | Bos | Tristan Thompson steals the ball from Jason Terry. | Bos 67–55 |
| 7:00 | Cle | Alonzo Gee misses a layup shot. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:59 | Bos | Celtics with a defensive rebound. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:59 | Bos | Substitution: Brandon Bass in for Kevin Garnett. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:41 | Bos | Brandon Bass misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:40 | Cle | Kyrie Irving with a defensive rebound. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:32 | Cle | Alonzo Gee misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:31 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 67–55 |
| 6:26 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a alley oop layup shot from 1 foot out. Tristan Thompson with the assist. | Bos 67–57 |
| 6:20 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a driving dunk shot from 1 foot out. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 69–57 |
| 6:05 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a pull up jump shot from 16 feet out. | Bos 69–57 |
| 6:04 | Bos | Brandon Bass with a defensive rebound. | Bos 69–57 |
| 5:58 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:56 | Cle | Cavaliers take a full timeout. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:56 | Bos | Substitution: Jared Sullinger in for Jason Collins. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:43 | Cle | Jared Sullinger steals the ball from Alonzo Gee. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:31 | Bos | Tristan Thompson blocks a Jared Sullinger jump shot from 4 feet out. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:30 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:30 | Cle | Substitution: C.J. Miles in for Dion Waiters. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:30 | Cle | Substitution: Samardo Samuels in for Tyler Zeller. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:30 | Bos | Tristan Thompson steals the ball from Jared Sullinger. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:30 | Cle | Jump Ball: Tristan Thompson vs. Jared Sullinger -- Alonzo Gee gains possession. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:09 | Cle | Samardo Samuels misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Bos 72–57 |
| 5:07 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 72–57 |
| 4:55 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 75–57 |
| 4:34 | Bos | Shooting foul committed by Jared Sullinger. | Bos 75–57 |
| 4:34 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 75–58 |
| 4:34 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 75–59 |
| 4:19 | Bos | Jason Terry makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Paul Pierce with the assist. | Bos 78–59 |
| 4:03 | Cle | C.J. Miles misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 78–59 |
| 4:02 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:42 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Kyrie Irving. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:42 | Bos | Substitution: Jeff Green in for Paul Pierce. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:36 | Bos | Tristan Thompson blocks a Brandon Bass jump shot from 4 feet out. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:35 | Cle | Kyrie Irving with a defensive rebound. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:33 | Bos | Personal foul committed by Jared Sullinger. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:33 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:33 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 78–59 |
| 3:33 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 78–60 |
| 3:16 | Bos | Jason Terry makes a jump shot from 15 feet out. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 80–60 |
| 2:54 | Bos | Personal Block Foul foul committed by Brandon Bass. | Bos 80–60 |
| 2:54 | Bos | Celtics take a full timeout. | Bos 80–60 |
| 2:54 | Cle | Substitution: Luke Walton in for Alonzo Gee. | Bos 80–60 |
| 2:54 | Cle | Samardo Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 80–61 |
| 2:54 | Cle | Samardo Samuels misses free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 80–61 |
| 2:52 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with an offensive rebound. | Bos 80–61 |
| 2:41 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. | Bos 80–63 |
| 2:28 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Samardo Samuels. | Bos 80–63 |
| 2:16 | Bos | Jared Sullinger makes a reverse layup shot. Rajon Rondo with the assist. | Bos 82–63 |
| 1:50 | Cle | Samardo Samuels makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 12 feet out. | Bos 82–65 |
| 1:32 | Bos | Offensive Charge Foul foul committed by Rajon Rondo. | Bos 82–65 |
| 1:32 | Bos | Rajon Rondo is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Bos 82–65 |
| 1:32 | Bos | Substitution: Courtney Lee in for Rajon Rondo. | Bos 82–65 |
| 1:22 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Bos 82–68 |
| 1:04 | Bos | Jeff Green misses a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 82–68 |
| 1:03 | Cle | C.J. Miles with a defensive rebound. | Bos 82–68 |
| 0:54 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a pull up jump shot from 14 feet out. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:44 | Cle | Personal foul committed by C.J. Miles. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:44 | Bos | Substitution: Kevin Garnett in for Jared Sullinger. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:44 | Bos | Substitution: Leandro Barbosa in for Jason Terry. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:35 | Bos | Offensive foul committed by Jeff Green. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:35 | Bos | Jeff Green is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:29 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a jump shot from 14 feet out. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:27 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with an offensive rebound. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:26 | Cle | Jeff Green blocks a Tristan Thompson layup shot from 3 feet out. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:25 | Bos | Jeff Green with a defensive rebound. | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:19 | Bos | Courtney Lee with a lost ball out of bounds turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds | Bos 82–70 |
| 0:01 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes a running layup shot from 1 foot out. | Bos 82–72 |
| 0:00 | Bos | Brandon Bass misses a 3-point jump shot from 50 feet out. | Bos 82–72 |
| 0:00 | Bos | Celtics with an offensive rebound. | Bos 82–72 |
| 0:00 | Cle | End of the 3rd Quarter | Bos 82–72 |
4th Quarter
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Cle | Start of the 4th Quarter | Bos 82–72 |
| 11:37 | Cle | Samardo Samuels misses a jump shot from 22 feet out. | Bos 82–72 |
| 11:34 | Cle | Dion Waiters with an offensive rebound. | Bos 82–72 |
| 11:16 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a hook shot from 6 feet out. C.J. Miles with the assist. | Bos 82–74 |
| 11:03 | Bos | Courtney Lee with a bad pass turnover: Bad Pass | Bos 82–74 |
| 10:46 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 82–74 |
| 10:45 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a defensive rebound. | Bos 82–74 |
| 10:28 | Bos | Leandro Barbosa misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | Bos 82–74 |
| 10:27 | Cle | Luke Walton with a defensive rebound. | Bos 82–74 |
| 10:07 | Cle | C.J. Miles makes a 3-point bank shot from 25 feet out. Samardo Samuels with the assist. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:40 | Bos | Kevin Garnett misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:39 | Cle | C.J. Miles with a defensive rebound. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:28 | Cle | Samardo Samuels misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:28 | Bos | Courtney Lee with a defensive rebound. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:27 | Bos | Celtics take a full timeout. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:27 | Bos | Substitution: Jason Terry in for Courtney Lee. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:27 | Bos | Substitution: Paul Pierce in for Jeff Green. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:27 | Bos | Substitution: Rajon Rondo in for Leandro Barbosa. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:19 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Luke Walton. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:19 | Bos | Substitution: Jason Collins in for Brandon Bass. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:16 | Cle | Personal foul committed by Samardo Samuels. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:15 | Bos | Offensive foul committed by Rajon Rondo. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:15 | Bos | Rajon Rondo is charged with a turnover due to a foul. | Bos 82–77 |
| 9:04 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a jump shot from 4 feet out. C.J. Miles with the assist. | Bos 82–79 |
| 9:04 | Bos | Shooting foul committed by Jason Collins. | Bos 82–79 |
| 9:04 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes free throw 1 of 1. | Bos 82–80 |
| 8:52 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 84–80 |
| 8:33 | Cle | Samardo Samuels misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 84–80 |
| 8:32 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 84–80 |
| 8:18 | Cle | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Samardo Samuels. | Bos 84–80 |
| 8:18 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 85–80 |
| 8:18 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:56 | Cle | Substitution: Kyrie Irving in for C.J. Miles. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:53 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:52 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a defensive rebound. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:29 | Bos | Tyler Zeller steals the ball from Rajon Rondo. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:23 | Bos | Paul Pierce kicks the ball. Cavaliers ball. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:23 | Cle | Substitution: Tristan Thompson in for Luke Walton. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:23 | Cle | Substitution: Alonzo Gee in for Samardo Samuels. | Bos 86–80 |
| 7:16 | Cle | Tyler Zeller makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Alonzo Gee with the assist. | Bos 86–82 |
| 6:56 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Bos 88–82 |
| 6:30 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses a driving jump shot from 6 feet out. | Bos 88–82 |
| 6:29 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 88–82 |
| 6:18 | Bos | Paul Pierce misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | Bos 88–82 |
| 6:17 | Cle | Dion Waiters with a defensive rebound. | Bos 88–82 |
| 6:08 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes a running jump shot from 8 feet out. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:46 | Bos | Rajon Rondo misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:45 | Cle | Dion Waiters with a defensive rebound. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:29 | Cle | Jason Collins blocks a Dion Waiters finger roll shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:28 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:28 | Cle | Official's timeout. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:28 | Bos | Substitution: Brandon Bass in for Kevin Garnett. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:27 | Cle | Jason Terry steals the ball from Alonzo Gee. | Bos 88–84 |
| 5:22 | Bos | Jason Terry makes a layup shot. | Bos 90–84 |
| 5:01 | Cle | Jason Collins steals the ball from Kyrie Irving. | Bos 90–84 |
| 4:48 | Bos | Rajon Rondo makes a jump shot from 19 feet out. Paul Pierce with the assist. | Bos 92–84 |
| 4:34 | Cle | Paul Pierce steals the ball from Dion Waiters. | Bos 92–84 |
| 4:30 | Cle | Shooting foul committed by Kyrie Irving. | Bos 92–84 |
| 4:30 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 93–84 |
| 4:30 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 94–84 |
| 4:30 | Cle | Cavaliers take a full timeout. | Bos 94–84 |
| 4:14 | Cle | Paul Pierce steals the ball from Dion Waiters. | Bos 94–84 |
| 3:59 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 9 feet out. | Bos 96–84 |
| 3:42 | Bos | Shooting Block Foul foul committed by Jason Collins. | Bos 96–84 |
| 3:42 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 96–84 |
| 3:42 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 96–84 |
| 3:42 | Cle | Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 96–85 |
| 3:29 | Bos | Paul Pierce makes a turnaround fade away jump shot from 19 feet out. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:15 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a running jump shot from 11 feet out. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:14 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with an offensive rebound. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:13 | Bos | Flagrant Type 1 foul committed by Jason Collins. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:13 | Bos | Substitution: Kevin Garnett in for Jason Collins. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:13 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:13 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:13 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:13 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 98–85 |
| 3:05 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes a dunk shot from 1 foot out. Kyrie Irving with the assist. | Bos 98–87 |
| 2:49 | Bos | Jason Terry makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Paul Pierce with the assist. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:37 | Cle | Rajon Rondo blocks a Kyrie Irving jump shot from 6 feet out. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:36 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:29 | Cle | Dion Waiters misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:28 | Bos | Paul Pierce with a defensive rebound. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:17 | Bos | Dion Waiters steals the ball from Rajon Rondo. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:08 | Cle | Tyler Zeller misses a jump shot from 20 feet out. | Bos 101–87 |
| 2:07 | Cle | Cavaliers with an offensive rebound. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:59 | Cle | Tristan Thompson misses a layup shot from 2 feet out. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:58 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a defensive rebound. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:45 | Bos | Jason Terry misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:44 | Cle | Tristan Thompson with a defensive rebound. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:37 | Cle | Kyrie Irving misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:35 | Bos | Jason Terry with a defensive rebound. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:15 | Bos | Kyrie Irving steals the ball from Paul Pierce. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:13 | Bos | Personal Take Foul foul committed by Kevin Garnett. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:03 | Bos | Shooting foul committed by Kevin Garnett. | Bos 101–87 |
| 1:03 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2. | Bos 101–88 |
| 1:03 | Bos | Substitution: Courtney Lee in for Rajon Rondo. | Bos 101–88 |
| 1:03 | Bos | Substitution: Jeff Green in for Paul Pierce. | Bos 101–88 |
| 1:03 | Cle | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2. | Bos 101–89 |
| 0:49 | Bos | Jason Terry makes a jump shot from 21 feet out. Kevin Garnett with the assist. | Bos 103–89 |
| 0:37 | Cle | Alonzo Gee misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | Bos 103–89 |
| 0:36 | Bos | Kevin Garnett with a defensive rebound. | Bos 103–89 |
| 0:19 | Bos | Kyrie Irving steals the ball from Jason Terry. | Bos 103–89 |
| 0:16 | Cle | Dion Waiters makes a dunk shot from 2 feet out. Kyrie Irving with the assist. | Bos 103–91 |
| 0:00 | Cle | End of the 4th Quarter | Bos 103–91 |
