⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:47 · BOS 24-20 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:18 · BOS 38-26 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 1:02 · BOS 66-44 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Sullinger bad pass
Q4 2:21 · BOS 98-94 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:51 · BOS 102-98 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:19 · BOS 102-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:31 · BOS 86-74 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:09 · BOS 98-94 CLE
- Steal
Dion Waiters stole it from Jared Sullinger
Q4 2:21 · BOS 98-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters traveling
Q4 2:17 · BOS 98-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
