Cleveland’s Seven-Game Home Streak Meets Celtics in Sunday Rematch After Nov. 30

Emerson Raymont

Published: March 8, 2026 12:48 PM ET

Cleveland’s Seven-Game Home Streak Meets Celtics in Sunday Rematch After Nov. 30

Sunday at 3: 00 p. m. ET, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Boston Celtics, with Cleveland’s seven-game home winning streak on the line and the celtics seeking a response in the third meeting of the season. The timing matters now because the streak and head-to-head series status converge in a single matchup.

Cavaliers’ seven-game home streak, standings and team averages

Cleveland, 39-24 and fourth in the Eastern Conference, has won seven straight at home and ranks eighth in the NBA with 28. 4 assists per game; the Cavaliers average 119. 1 points per game while allowing 114. 9. Boston enters the game 42-21 and second in the East and averages 114. 5 points per game, while the Celtics sit at the bottom of the NBA on fast break scoring with 11. 7 fast break points per game.

Celtics’ Nov. 30 meeting and the player lines to watch

The teams meet for the third time this season after the Celtics won 117-115 on Nov. 30, when Payton Pritchard scored 42 points and Evan Mobley had 27 for Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell is shooting 48. 3% and averaging 28. 5 points for the Cavaliers, and Sam Merrill has averaged 3. 4 made 3-pointers over his last 10 games; Jaylen Brown is scoring 28. 8 points per game with 7. 2 rebounds and 5. 1 assists, while Derrick White is averaging 17. 3 points and 4. 4 rebounds and shooting 41. 3% over his last 10 contests.

Injuries and recent form for Cavaliers and celtics

Cleveland lists Donovan Mitchell day to day with a groin issue, Max Strus out with a foot injury, Dean Wade day to day (ankle) and Jarrett Allen day to day (knee); Boston has Nikola Vucevic day to day with a finger issue and Jordan Walsh day to day with an illness. Over their last 10 games the Cavaliers are 7-3, averaging 116. 3 points, 43. 4 rebounds and 26. 9 assists while shooting 48. 2%, and their opponents have averaged 109. 3 points; the Celtics are 8-2 in their last 10, averaging 111. 6 points, 51. 6 rebounds and 27. 9 assists while shooting 46. 5%, and their opponents have averaged 99. 6 points.

The game is scheduled for Sunday at 3: 00 p. m. ET. If Donovan Mitchell is cleared from his day-to-day groin status, he could be available for Cleveland’s home test.