⏱️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
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 23-9 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:51 · BOS 12-4 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 1:37 · BOS 39-25 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 8:15 · BOS 92-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Jumaine Jones.
Q4 3:50 · BOS 93-85 CLE
- Turnover
Eric Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Carlos Boozer.
Q4 3:24 · BOS 93-87 CLE
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · BOS 101-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:49 · BOS 43-38 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 4:22 · BOS 92-85 CLE
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Bad Pass
Q4 2:46 · BOS 94-87 CLE
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:40 · BOS 96-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
