⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:06 · BOS 14-6 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:03 · BOS 27-17 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 2:38 · BOS 35-19 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:58 · BOS 106-98 CLE
- Missed FT
J.R. Bremer missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · BOS 106-100 CLE
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · BOS 108-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:29 · BOS 63-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:52 · BOS 58-49 CLE
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:17 · BOS 79-76 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
