⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
0Q124-25
-4Q222-27
+7Q333-26
-8Q422-30
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 49
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 25
Key battles
25Fast break points7
15Offensive rebounds7
8Points off turnovers15
15Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
