⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:00 · CLE 30-35 BOS
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a tip shot
Q4 2:49 · CLE 78-78 BOS
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · CLE 81-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Parker bad pass
Q4 3:42 · CLE 76-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · CLE 79-80 BOS
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:51 · CLE 81-80 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:41 · CLE 4-9 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 6:39 · CLE 10-24 BOS
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a dunk, Kevin Garnett with the assist
Q4 0:48 · CLE 81-82 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
