⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first 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
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 41
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:30 · BOS 39-43 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:47 · BOS 47-46 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 1:55 · BOS 88-80 CLE
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · BOS 88-82 CLE
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 0:47 · BOS 91-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:16 · BOS 9-18 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 5:35 · BOS 29-43 CLE
- Steal
Sasha Pavlovic stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 0:47 · BOS 91-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
Q1 11:21 · BOS 0-0 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · BOS 91-84 CLE
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:11 · BOS 95-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
