⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 25 free throws to their thirteen- A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up
Q2 2:21 · CLE 49-33 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 1:31 · CLE 63-50 BOS
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:09 · CLE 74-69 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:07 · CLE 74-69 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:11 · CLE 51-48 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:59 · CLE 65-60 BOS
- Steal
Ray Allen stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:07 · CLE 74-69 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 0:49 · CLE 72-67 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 0:49 · CLE 72-67 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:09 · CLE 74-69 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
