⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 14-5 off them- A 19-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 36
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:16 · CLE 22-10 BOS
- Ties it
JR Smith hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:36 · CLE 106-106 BOS
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:10 · CLE 108-108 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 4:43 · CLE 98-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:56 · CLE 99-99 BOS
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:49 · CLE 101-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:20 · CLE 85-80 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:39 · CLE 95-95 BOS
- Winner
Avery Bradley hit a 26-foot three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CLE 108-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses technical free throw
Q1 6:41 · CLE 14-7 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:19 · CLE 103-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
