On March 1, Beijing time, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 123-116 away, completing a 22-point comeback and winning 9 consecutive victories. There have been four meetings in the regular season this season, with both sides winning two games each. The Green Army opened the game with a 25-3 run and led by as many as 22 points, and the Cavaliers kept catching up and overtook the Green in the final quarter to win on the road. The Green Army scored 83 points, Tatum had 46 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists, and Brown had 37 points. Mitchell contributed 41 points.

In this game, Tatum unlocked a three-point milestone and hit his 1,500th three-pointer, becoming only the second player in Green history to do so, starting with Pierce (1,823 three-pointers).

Statistics

Cavaliers: Mitchell 41 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Garland 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Mobley 17 points and 12 rebounds, Allen 10 points and 4 rebounds, Hunter 12 points and 5 rebounds, Jerome 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists

Celtics: Tatum 46 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists, Brown 37 points and 5 rebounds, White 16 points and 5 assists, Hauser 6 points and 6 rebounds, Horford 5 points and 7 rebounds, Pritchard 6 points

The star of the game

Mitchell led the Cavaliers to a nine-game winning streak against the Greens.

Game recap

In the first quarter, Brown hit a three-point shot, Tatum hit a shot, and Hauser and White also scored from the outside, and the Green Army played an 11-0 start. Mobley dunked to break the Cavaliers' scoring drought, but the Celtics' frenzied firepower continued. Tatum, Brown, and Hauser hit three points in a row, and the Celtics went on another 14-1 run to lead by 22 points in less than the first quarter. Garland and Strus hit layups, Merrill hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers went on a 10-2 run to narrow the gap. Tatum hit the middle shot again, Jerome and Hunter hit three points, Tatum scored after hitting 2+1, and the first quarter ended, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 38-26, and Tatum scored 18 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Mitchell found his touch and scored 7 points in a row, and Pritchard and Brown also hit three points in a row. Mobley scored on a throw-in, Hunter and Dean Wade hit back-to-back three-pointers as the Cavaliers cut the deficit to two points. White hit two three-pointers in a row, and Garland made a layup. Tatum scored eight straight points and Horford hit a three-pointer to stretch the deficit to 12 points. Mitchell and Garland also hit consecutive three-pointers, and Tatum hit another shot, and he has scored 30 points. Horford scored on a hook to give the Celtics a 74-64 lead over the Cavaliers at halftime.

In the first half, both teams played well from the outside, with the Celtics making 14-of-26 three-pointers and the Cavaliers making 10-of-20 three-pointers. The Green Army's Tatum had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in the half, Brown 19 points and White 11 points. The Cavaliers' Mitchell had 15 points and Garland had 11 points and six assists.

Yibian fought again, Brown scored 4 points in a row, Mitchell broke through the dunk, Tatum scored on a mid-range shot, White hit a three-point shot, Brown made a rebound, and the Celtics stretched the difference to 17 points. Hunter hit a three-pointer, Garland and Allen scored back-to-back, and the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to single digits. Pritchard hit a three-point shot, Mitchell suddenly exploded, and one person scored 10 points in a row, the Cavaliers only trailed by one point, and Tatum scored a layup to score his 40th point. At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 98-95, and Mitchell scored 14 points in the third quarter.

In the final quarter, Brown scored on a mid-range shot, and Mobley scored nine points in a row to overtake the Green Army. Tatum scored on a layup, Brown hit a three-pointer, Mitchell scored five points in a row, Mobley hit a layup, Tatum scored a layup, Garland also hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers led by six points. Tatum and Brown scored under the basket in succession, and the Green Army scored six points in a row to equalize the score. Mitchell threw a shot, and then broke through to make it 2+1, and the Green Army attacked and fouled. Garland hit a shot, White hit two free throws, Hunter blocked Tatum, Mitchell hit two free throws, and in the end, the Cavaliers won on the road.

Both sides start

Cavaliers: Garland, Mitchell, Strus, Mobley, Allen

Celtics: White, Brown, Hauser, Tatum, Horford