CLEVELAND -- — Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of their big lead.

The Celtics led by 21 points in the third quarter and were still up by 11 with less than two minutes left before Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell made consecutive 3-pointers to pull the Cavs within 114—112 with 20.5 seconds left.

Pritchard, who made several big buckets down the stretch, then made two free throws to put Boston ahead 116-112 with 5.9 seconds remaining.

Cavs guard Darius Garland buried a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds to go, and Cleveland fouled Brown on the ensuing inbounds pass following a timeout. Boston's All-Star guard could only split a pair of free throws, giving the Cavs a final chance.

But Evan Mobley's jumper was short at the final horn, allowing the Celtics to escape.

Brown finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double since Jan. 21, 2024, at Houston. He scored 41 in a loss at Minnesota on Saturday.

Mobley led the Cavs with 27 points and 14 rebounds and Garland scored 21. Mitchell was quiet until the final minutes and finished with 18 — 12 below his average.

Boston's Jordan Walsh had career-highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Both teams were short-handed due to injuries.

The Celtics, who had been without star Jayson Tatum all season, rested starters Derrick White (calf bruise) and Neemias Queta (ankle sprain), who was coming off a 19-point, 18-rebound performance.

The Cavs have been dealing with their own lengthy list of medical issues. They were without starting center Jarrett Allen (finger sprain), forward Larry Nance Jr. (hand sprain) and guards Lonzo Ball (knee rest) and Sam Merrill (hand sprain).

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Xavier Tillman vs. Evan Mobley (Jaylen Brown gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	0	3
11:41	Payton Pritchard personal foul	0	3
11:32	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:29	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	0	3
11:14	Jaylen Brown makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	5
11:03	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	5
11:00	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	0	5
10:52	Payton Pritchard makes 23-foot step back jumpshot	0	7
10:30	De'Andre Hunter makes 11-foot two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)	2	7
10:16	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three pointer	2	10
10:05	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Jordan Walsh steals)	2	10
10:01	Jordan Walsh bad pass (Jaylon Tyson steals)	2	10
9:46	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	10
9:43	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	2	10
9:34	Jordan Walsh makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)	2	13
9:33	Cavaliers Full timeout	2	13
9:19	Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	13
9:17	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	2	13
9:02	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	2	13
9:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	13
8:56	De'Andre Hunter makes 23-foot three point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	5	13
8:31	Evan Mobley shooting foul	5	13
8:31	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	5	14
8:31	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	5	14
8:29	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	5	14
8:13	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	14
8:11	Xavier Tillman defensive rebound	5	14
7:57	Payton Pritchard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	14
7:55	Jordan Walsh offensive rebound	5	14
7:44	Jordan Walsh makes 1-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	5	16
7:44	De'Andre Hunter shooting foul	5	16
7:44	Jordan Walsh makes free throw 1 of 1	5	17
7:30	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	5	17
7:27	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	5	17
7:21	Sam Hauser misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	17
7:19	Xavier Tillman offensive rebound	5	17
7:15	Xavier Tillman bad pass (Jaylon Tyson steals)	5	17
7:09	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point shot (Darius Garland assists)	8	17
6:49	Jaylen Brown misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	8	17
6:46	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	8	17
6:42	Darius Garland misses running pullup jump shot	8	17
6:39	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	8	17
6:34	Jaylen Brown misses two point shot	8	17
6:33	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	8	17
6:33	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	17
6:33	Dean Wade enters the game for Evan Mobley	8	17
6:33	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	8	17
6:18	De'Andre Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	11	17
6:16	Celtics Full timeout	11	17
6:16	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Xavier Tillman	11	17
6:16	Amari Williams enters the game for Sam Hauser	11	17
6:00	Payton Pritchard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	19
5:52	Payton Pritchard shooting foul	11	19
5:52	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 3	12	19
5:52	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 3	13	19
5:52	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Payton Pritchard	13	19
5:52	Darius Garland misses free throw 3 of 3	13	19
5:50	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	13	19
5:33	Dean Wade shooting foul	13	19
5:33	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	13	20
5:33	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	13	21
5:20	Jaylen Brown personal foul	13	21
5:06	shot clock turnover	13	21
5:06	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	13	21
4:46	Jaylen Brown 3 second turnover	13	21
4:34	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	21
4:32	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	13	21
4:22	Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul	13	21
4:22	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	13	21
4:22	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	13	21
4:14	Anfernee Simons makes two point shot	13	23
4:01	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	16	23
3:34	Jaylen Brown misses two point shot	16	23
3:31	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	16	23
3:21	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	23
3:18	Amari Williams defensive rebound	16	23
3:07	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Nae'Qwan Tomlin steals)	16	23
3:03	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	18	23
2:35	Anfernee Simons makes 13-foot two point shot	18	25
2:23	Evan Mobley makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	20	25
2:08	Anfernee Simons misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	20	25
2:07	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	25
2:00	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	25
1:58	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	20	25
1:56	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot	22	25
1:36	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three pointer	22	28
1:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot driving dunk	24	28
58.2	Jordan Walsh misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	28
56.6	Jordan Walsh offensive rebound	24	28
54.9	Jordan Walsh lost ball turnover (Craig Porter Jr. steals)	24	28
48.1	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	24	28
48.0	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	24	28
48.0	Evan Mobley misses tip shot	24	28
48.0	Celtics defensive team rebound	24	28
48.0	Josh Minott enters the game for Jaylen Brown	24	28
48.0	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Jordan Walsh	24	28
35.3	Hugo Gonzalez misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	28
32.7	Amari Williams offensive rebound	24	28
28.2	Anfernee Simons misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	28
24.7	Dean Wade defensive rebound	24	28
5.9	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 22-foot three point jumper	24	28
4.0	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	24	28
0.9	Amari Williams shooting foul	24	28
0.9	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	25	28
0.9	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	25	28
0.9	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	26	28
0.0	Josh Minott misses heave jump shot	26	28
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	26	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	28

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

11:00 PM, November 30, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, NBC Sports BO, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Karl Lane, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	34	18	.654	W5
New York	33	19	.635	L1
Toronto	31	22	.585	W1
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	39	.250	L3

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