NBA: Boston Celtics Edge Cleveland Cavaliers 112-105 For Fourth Straight Win

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Derrick White added 20, and the Boston Celtics held off a late Cleveland Cavaliers rally to secure a 112-105 win. Kristaps Porziņģis chipped in 19 points, while Jaylen Brown contributed 16 points and nine rebounds. Despite 31 points from Donovan Mitchell and 25 from Darius Garland, the Cavs fell short as Evan Mobley struggled with just 7 points. White's clutch jumper and back-to-back 3-pointers helped the Celtics seal their fourth straight win and improve to 2-1 against Cleveland this season.

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Updated on: 5 February 2025 6:43 pm

NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Jarrett Allen

🅘NBA 2024-25: Cavaliers Jarrett Allen shoots in front of Celtics Kristaps Porzingis | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

꧑Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen, front, shoots in front of Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Evan Mobley

🦋NBA 2024-25: Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) dunks | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) dunks in front of Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Jaylen Brown

𓂃NBA 2024-25: Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) shoots in front of Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

🍌Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) shoots in front of Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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🌼NBA 2024-25: Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell fight for control of the ball | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

꧑Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley, left, and guard Donovan Mitchell, right, fight for control of the ball with Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, center, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Joe Mazzulla

ဣNBA 2024-25: Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

𝕴Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla gestures in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland.

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NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Kenny Atkinson

𒊎NBA 2024-25: Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

🌃Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson gestures in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Cleveland.

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NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Derrick White

𝓡NBA 2024-25: Celtics guard Derrick White shoots over Cavaliers forward Georges Niang | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

♏Boston Celtics guard Derrick White, right, shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang, left, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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NBA Basketball game Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland

▨NBA 2024-25: Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) shoots in front of Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

ꦗCleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) shoots in front of Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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🔯NBA 2024-25: Celtics forward Jayson Tatum shoots | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

𓆏Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, right, shoots in front of Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang (20) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.

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🧸NBA 2024-25: Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) shoots | Photo: AP/Sue Ogrocki

🌼Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) shoots as Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland.