⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 27- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 9:36 · BOS 30-27 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:41 · BOS 39-30 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 0:00 · BOS 54-36 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q1 6:09 · BOS 7-13 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:41 · BOS 2-10 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 2:09 · BOS 66-46 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
