⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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, 47 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:50 · CLE 45-47 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 1:01 · CLE 99-85 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q4 5:16 · CLE 120-103 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:54 · CLE 13-23 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Amir Johnson flagrant foul type 1 (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul)
Q3 9:14 · CLE 59-59 BOS
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:05 · CLE 78-75 BOS
- Technical
Jared Sullinger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:58 · CLE 113-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
