⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q2 6:58 · CLE 60-42 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q3 5:05 · CLE 85-72 BOS
- Turnover
James Jones bad pass
Q4 0:13 · CLE 128-120 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:25 · CLE 40-35 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:37 · CLE 107-102 BOS
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from James Jones
Q4 0:13 · CLE 128-120 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:48 · CLE 117-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
