⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 38 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q2 4:58 · CLE 53-32 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:15 · CLE 100-96 BOS
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:59 · CLE 110-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · CLE 114-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:09 · CLE 78-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Grant Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:21 · CLE 50-32 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:19 · CLE 98-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · CLE 115-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
