⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Ramon Sessions stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:53 · CLE 86-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 4:11 · CLE 82-84 BOS
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson turnover
Q4 0:35 · CLE 89-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kevin Garnett defensive goaltending
Q4 3:38 · CLE 84-84 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 2:53 · CLE 86-84 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CLE 91-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
