⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 10:33 · CLE 14-4 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 3:29 · CLE 27-8 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
Q1 3:42 · CLE 18-8 BOS
- Technical
Anderson Varejao double technical foul
Q2 9:11 · CLE 39-17 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q2 8:27 · CLE 43-27 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Posey flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q2 9:11 · CLE 39-17 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
