⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-14Q119-33
-6Q226-32
-13Q314-27
+14Q430-16
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
Key battles
8Free throws made28
4Fast break points16
18%Three-point accuracy44%
8Blocks2
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
