⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of eighteen from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 15-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 13 in the fourth 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:50 · CLE 94-107 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:45 · CLE 7-19 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q2 0:28 · CLE 42-68 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q3 4:13 · CLE 56-87 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
