⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 22
A 18-0 run cut a 46-point deficit to 28 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:41 · CLE 21-11 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q2 3:00 · CLE 59-34 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 39
Q3 5:05 · CLE 88-49 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:15 · CLE 5-9 BOS
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 46-point deficit to 28
Q4 9:47 · CLE 102-74 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
