⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better 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, 34 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, four of 23
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:49 · CLE 25-25 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 7:48 · CLE 37-33 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeSagana Diop Offensive Foul
Q4 4:22 · CLE 77-77 BOS
- Turnover
DeSagana Diop Foul
Q4 4:22 · CLE 77-77 BOS
- Turnover
Darius Miles Bad Pass. Stolen by Shammond Williams.
Q4 2:55 · CLE 80-78 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:36 · CLE 2-8 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 10:25 · CLE 75-77 BOS
- Winner
Antoine Walker made 12 ft Hook Shot.
Q4 2:13 · CLE 80-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:07 · CLE 78-77 BOS
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 3:32 · CLE 80-78 BOS
- Missed FT
Shammond Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:50 · CLE 80-80 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
