⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 42
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q1 3:45 · BOS 32-26 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Avery Bradley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:58 · BOS 83-89 CLE
- Turnover
Brandon Bass out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:15 · BOS 83-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:04 · BOS 84-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:54 · BOS 14-20 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 7:50 · BOS 63-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Miles lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · BOS 83-89 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:47 · BOS 89-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
