⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 6:01 · BOS 67-57 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:18 · BOS 82-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 3:27 · BOS 87-80 CLE
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett traveling
Q4 0:42 · BOS 87-86 CLE
- Turnover
Brandon Bass lost ball
Q4 0:23 · BOS 87-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Anderson Varejao stole it from Brandon Bass
Q4 0:23 · BOS 87-86 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 4:13 · BOS 87-88 CLE
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · BOS 87-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 3:13 · BOS 87-80 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
