⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Lead
Ryan Gomes hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · BOS 90-89 CLE
- Go-ahead
Paul Pierce hit a 19-foot jumper
2OT 4:45 · BOS 104-103 CLE
- Go-ahead
Wally Szczerbiak hit a 11-foot jumper
2OT 3:08 · BOS 106-105 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 1:25 · BOS 90-91 CLE
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes lost ball
Q4 0:27 · BOS 90-93 CLE
- Turnover
Brian Scalabrine bad pass
2OT 1:50 · BOS 106-107 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 1:45 · BOS 90-91 CLE
- Go-ahead
Donyell Marshall hit a driving layup
2OT 3:32 · BOS 104-105 CLE
- Winner
Drew Gooden hit a layup, LeBron James with the assist
2OT 2:04 · BOS 106-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:54 · BOS 84-89 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:23 · BOS 90-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BOS 91-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
