⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-5Q128-34
+6Q230-24
+4Q329-20
-1Q418-20
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
Key battles
27%Three-point accuracy18%
58Rebounds43
6Blocks4
11Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
