⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 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, 48 free throws to their 30- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:44 · CLE 24-18 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 4:39 · CLE 76-68 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 0:53 · CLE 89-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Hickson double technical foul
Q1 8:18 · CLE 9-4 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:50 · CLE 9-12 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses technical free throw
Q4 11:30 · CLE 80-72 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
