⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:24 · CLE 34-36 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 10:22 · CLE 62-50 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 11:07 · CLE 82-70 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 4:54 · CLE 88-80 BOS
- Turnover
Alonzo Gee bad pass
Q4 3:19 · CLE 88-82 BOS
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 1:59 · CLE 90-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q1 9:07 · CLE 9-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:40 · CLE 92-93 BOS
- Winner
Jeff Green hit a layup, Avery Bradley with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CLE 92-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses technical free throw
Q1 3:55 · CLE 11-17 BOS
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 3:20 · CLE 88-82 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
