⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics 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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:11 · BOS 36-22 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 8:44 · BOS 48-26 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
