⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 17-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 4:48 · BOS 70-89 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:01 · BOS 100-111 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 8:26 · BOS 25-48 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
