⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 26 rebounds to 11
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
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:47 · CLE 108-104 BOS
- Steal
Daniel Gibson stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 0:42 · CLE 112-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling
Q4 3:00 · CLE 108-104 BOS
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas lost ball
Q4 0:02 · CLE 114-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Ray Allen stole it from Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Q4 0:02 · CLE 114-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 3:34 · CLE 108-104 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 2:47 · CLE 108-104 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball
Q4 0:42 · CLE 112-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
