⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:10 · CLE 74-82 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 4:37 · CLE 90-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 3:00 · CLE 87-86 BOS
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 3:00 · CLE 87-86 BOS
- Turnover
Larry Hughes lost ball
Q4 0:17 · CLE 92-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:38 · CLE 0-11 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 5:13 · CLE 6-25 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 10:14 · CLE 38-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:13 · CLE 82-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · CLE 90-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
