⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 29- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 9:03 · BOS 16-4 CLE
- Steal
Eddie House stole it from Joe Smith
Q4 0:01 · BOS 97-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie House double technical foul
Q2 5:43 · BOS 35-23 CLE
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 2:24 · BOS 89-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 4:13 · BOS 16-13 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:24 · BOS 89-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 1:06 · BOS 16-12 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · BOS 93-88 CLE
- Turnover
Joe Smith bad pass
Q4 0:01 · BOS 97-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
