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Celtics
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs NYK | W 123-117 | |
| at CLE | W 115-117 | |
| at MIN | L 119-115 | |
| vs DET | W 117-114 | |
| vs ORL | W 138-129 |
Cavaliers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs POR | L 110-122 | |
| at IND | W 119-135 | |
| vs BOS | L 115-117 | |
| at ATL | L 130-123 | |
| at TOR | L 110-99 |
Injuries
Celtics
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaylen Brown | G-F | Illness | The Celtics listed Brown as OUT for Thursday's (Dec. 4) game against Washinton. | |
 Jayson Tatum | F-G | Achilles | The Celtics have not ruled Tatum out for the 2025-26 season, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday (Oct. 9). |
Cavaliers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry Nance Jr. | F-C | Calf | The Cavaliers reported Nance Jr. to miss at least 3-4 weeks with a calf strain. | |
 Jarrett Allen | C | Finger | The Cavaliers announced Sunday (Nov. 30) that Allen is expected to miss at least one week. | |
 Sam Merrill | G | Hand | Merrill did not play in Wednesday's (Dec. 3) game against Portland. | |
 Max Strus | G-F | Foot | Strus is no longer wearing a walking boot Tuesday (Sept. 30) but still has a lengthy recovery process ahead due to the surgery on his fractured left foot, per Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
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