⏱️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 third 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, 10 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, 33 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 29
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 22-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:06 · CLE 31-23 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 1:06 · CLE 76-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:18 · CLE 113-108 BOS
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 2:19 · CLE 113-110 BOS
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CLE 119-118 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:03 · CLE 102-89 BOS
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:19 · CLE 113-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:44 · CLE 91-74 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
