⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-17 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 11:36 · BOS 33-23 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 8:33 · BOS 88-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:10 · BOS 33-28 CLE
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins double technical foul
Q3 6:56 · BOS 57-55 CLE
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · BOS 91-83 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:26 · BOS 33-31 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
