⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:00 · BOS 8-5 CLE
- Lead
Sam Cassell hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · BOS 71-70 CLE
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:21 · BOS 74-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Sam Cassell flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q2 5:35 · BOS 30-24 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:12 · BOS 68-65 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:50 · BOS 68-68 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 10:30 · BOS 45-51 CLE
- Ties it
Daniel Gibson hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:17 · BOS 68-68 CLE
- Ties it
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a tip shot
Q4 0:39 · BOS 72-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 2:58 · BOS 68-65 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
