⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+7Q123-21
-11Q222-35
-3Q320-24
-6Q422-26
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 26
Key battles
26Points in the paint60
9Points off turnovers18
19Assists29
18Free throws made13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:26 · CLE 12-4 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 3:49 · CLE 40-54 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
