⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 38
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
A 15-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 10 in the fourth 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:32 · CLE 81-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao double technical foul
Q3 4:56 · CLE 57-72 BOS
- Flagrant
Anderson Varejao flagrant foul type 1 (Ray Allen draws the foul)
Q3 3:50 · CLE 57-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 6:50 · CLE 70-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 0:01 · CLE 22-35 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 5:54 · CLE 57-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 3:50 · CLE 57-74 BOS
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:50 · CLE 70-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
