⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 5:45 · CLE 26-14 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:00 · CLE 92-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:29 · CLE 63-59 BOS
- Turnover
Eric Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:50 · CLE 94-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · CLE 95-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:16 · CLE 38-32 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass
Q4 2:45 · CLE 94-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
