⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 34- A 15-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 37 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 44-point deficit to 31 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:20 · BOS 11-2 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 37
Q3 9:10 · BOS 96-59 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 3:57 · BOS 132-97 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 9:42 · BOS 45-30 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 33
Q3 4:32 · BOS 103-70 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 44-point deficit to 31
Q3 0:31 · BOS 114-83 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
