⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 9:11 · BOS 21-4 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jared Sullinger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:15 · BOS 45-30 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 7:11 · BOS 41-27 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
