⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-7Q127-30
+15Q238-20
-8Q327-30
+4Q431-23
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
21Free throws made14
25Assists20
52%Shooting from the field44%
48%Three-point accuracy43%
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
