⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:30 · BOS 55-52 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:15 · BOS 67-63 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · BOS 83-78 CLE
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 2:15 · BOS 83-78 CLE
- Missed FT
Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:05 · BOS 88-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:23 · BOS 4-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:22 · BOS 28-39 CLE
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 2:15 · BOS 83-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · BOS 82-78 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BOS 86-83 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BOS 88-84 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
