Cavaliers vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at TD Garden tonight as the Cleveland Cavaliers, fresh off a thrilling victory, roll into Boston to challenge the high-flying Celtics in a first-round playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With both squads sitting pretty at the top of the Eastern conference, the stakes are sky-high. The Celtics, who just demolished their last opponent, are looking to keep that momentum going against the Cavaliers, who also come in hot after their recent win. With the tipoff set for 7 PM EST and the over/under tantalizingly poised at 212.5, tonight’s game is not just a battle; it’s an Eastern conference showdown that could redefine the playoff landscape. So, as the Cavaliers try to lasso the Celtics in their own corral, let’s see if they can turn ‘The Garden’ into a rodeo tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 09, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	BOS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+600	-950	212.0	13.5/-13.5
Recent	+345	-470	212.5	13.5/-13.5
Difference	-255	+480	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

21W-19L

22.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

35W-4L

77.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
05/07/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	15	28	18	00	95	Over
05/07/24	Boston Celtics BOS	40	19	33	28	00	120	Over
03/05/24	Boston Celtics BOS	33	22	32	17	00	104	Under
03/05/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	20	26	34	00	105	Under
12/14/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	30	33	20	00	107	Over
12/14/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	32	25	26	00	116	Over
12/12/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	29	32	21	00	113	Over
12/12/23	Boston Celtics BOS	21	38	35	26	00	120	Over
03/06/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	35	24	17	50	114	Over
03/06/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	30	22	31	90	118	Over
03/01/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	24	26	35	00	113	Over
03/01/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	29	41	21	00	117	Over
11/02/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	29	20	31	60	113	Over
11/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	15	33	24	70	114	Over
10/28/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	29	33	19	180	132	Over
10/28/22	Boston Celtics BOS	34	41	24	15	90	123	Over
12/22/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	22	25	28	00	101	Under
12/22/21	Boston Celtics BOS	31	32	22	26	00	111	Under
11/15/21	Boston Celtics BOS	19	18	28	33	00	98	Under
11/15/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	17	25	28	00	92	Under
11/13/21	Boston Celtics BOS	20	32	22	15	00	89	Under
11/13/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	9	29	24	29	00	91	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ CHA	131-98W	53	34	6	104
04/11	@ NYK	109-118L	36	25	12	86
04/09	vs MIL	91-104L	38	27	12	93
04/07	@ POR	124-107W	40	34	12	87
04/05	@ SAC	101-100W	51	25	7	90
04/03	@ OKL	135-100W	46	33	10	92
04/01	vs CHA	118-104W	51	28	10	89
03/30	vs NOP	104-92W	51	27	12	82
03/28	vs ATL	122-123L	43	28	12	94
03/25	vs ATL	118-120L	38	21	7	95

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Darius Garland PG	33.5	32.4	33.1	100%	33.5
Donovan Mitchell SG	48.1	49.6	44.7	100%	43.2
Evan Mobley C	35.0	36.5	34.8	100%	35.1
Isaac Okoro PF	11.0	12.3	16.9	60%	20.0
Max Strus SF	23.3	20.6	23.2	100%	23.6

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	42.4	39.6	39.0	100%	39.4
Jrue Holiday PG	32.7	25.1	27.2	100%	27.6
Al Horford C	32.2	22.6	23.5	50%	28.6
Jayson Tatum PF	55.0	43.1	46.4	100%	46.8
Derrick White SG	40.0	37.0	34.8	100%	35.2

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Marcus Morris Sr. (SF/PF): Avg: 6.0pts, 2.8reb, 0.7ast, 16.3 minutes. Last game: 05/07/24. Impact: 1.4
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 04/25/24. Impact: 1.1

Celtics Notable Injuries

Kristaps Porzingis (PF/C): Avg: 19.6pts, 7.0reb, 2.0ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 04/29/24. Impact: 5.8
Neemias Queta (C): Avg: 4.6pts, 3.8reb, 0.6ast, 10.9 minutes. Last game: 05/07/24. Impact: 2.2
Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.5reb, 0.9ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 05/01/24. Impact: 1.2
Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.1reb, 0.7ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 05/01/24. Impact: 1.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jayson Tatum	BOS	Pts	26.5	29.7	+3.2	20%	10%	20%	20%	CLE	-9.6	#8
Al Horford	BOS	Pts	9.5	11.5	+2.0	0%	20%	27%	27%	CLE	-7.0	#1
Payton Pritchard	BOS	Reb	2.5	3.2	+0.7	60%	70%	67%	67%	CLE	-0.3	#17
Derrick White	BOS	Reb	4.5	4.9	+0.4	40%	20%	33%	33%	CLE	-0.3	#17

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#12	#5	#6	-21.0%
PF	#30	#23	#25	#28	15.4%
PG	#10	#20	#9	#11	-21.3%
SF	#8	#22	#27	#15	-5.7%
SG	#8	#17	#1	#4	-16.2%

Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#11	#17	#12	-6.9%
PF	#7	#16	#15	#6	-13.7%
PG	#18	#16	#8	#13	-17.2%
SF	#23	#20	#7	#22	20.9%
SG	#2	#3	#3	#1	-29.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.5

110.3

Rebounds per Game

44.0

42.3

Assists per Game

27.5

28.7

Steals per Game

10.0

Blocks per Game

6.0

5.7

Shots per Game

88.5

94.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.0

15.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.6

56.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

40.6

34.8

Turnovers per Game

11.0

10.0

Fouls per Game

15.5

14.7

Recent Trends

Donovan Mitchell (PG/SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.3% to 15.0, 10.4 min average previous 3 games.
Isaac Okoro (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.5% to 28.6, 19.8 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.