⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 26-11 off them
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:40 · BOS 9-0 CLE
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a layup, Gerald Green with the assist
Q4 0:38 · BOS 96-96 CLE
- Winner
Delonte West hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · BOS 97-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Green turnover
Q4 2:33 · BOS 94-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:14 · BOS 82-80 CLE
- Ties it
Larry Hughes hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · BOS 94-94 CLE
- Lead
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:41 · BOS 94-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scot Pollard lost ball
Q4 4:13 · BOS 90-90 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
