⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-13Q120-30
+3Q227-27
-4Q329-26
+24Q438-20
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 34
Key battles
40%Three-point accuracy20%
6Threes made2
38Free throws made25
16Offensive rebounds11
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
