⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
15Offensive rebounds7
13Threes made8
26Free throws made18
57Rebounds41
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:03 · CLE 37-38 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q2 7:13 · CLE 53-44 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 1:17 · CLE 94-76 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:16 · CLE 13-16 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:15 · CLE 82-74 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
