⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:02 · CLE 11-2 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:45 · CLE 83-79 BOS
- Ties it
Sasha Pavlovic hit a 24-foot three jumper, Daniel Gibson with the assist
Q4 0:59 · CLE 92-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 2:25 · CLE 96-94 BOS
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 0:36 · CLE 101-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:04 · CLE 108-104 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 2:00 · CLE 46-53 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 0:27 · CLE 74-79 BOS
- Steal
Kendrick Perkins stole it from LeBron James
OT 2:25 · CLE 96-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CLE 92-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CLE 92-92 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 4:11 · CLE 94-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
