⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 39
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:22 · CLE 64-76 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:48 · CLE 6-11 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 10:02 · CLE 44-63 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 4:09 · CLE 53-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · CLE 83-88 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)
Q4 1:34 · CLE 85-89 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen turnover
Q4 1:34 · CLE 85-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
