⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 22-11 off them- Lost the glass, 32 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:54 · CLE 73-82 BOS
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 3:34 · CLE 91-95 BOS
- Turnover
LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:13 · CLE 97-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:39 · CLE 38-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · CLE 97-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
