⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 22- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 38
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:52 · BOS 17-10 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 5:16 · BOS 98-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Glen Davis flagrant foul type 2 (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q3 9:08 · BOS 54-48 CLE
- Technical
Ray Allen double technical foul
Q3 9:08 · BOS 54-48 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:08 · BOS 54-48 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
