⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 4:41 · BOS 36-33 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:56 · BOS 56-44 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:08 · BOS 41-37 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:24 · BOS 77-67 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q1 4:07 · BOS 14-12 CLE
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:23 · BOS 20-24 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q2 0:08 · BOS 41-37 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
