⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 38 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 0:16 · BOS 41-26 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 11:02 · BOS 93-75 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:45 · BOS 41-35 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:49 · BOS 85-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:29 · BOS 80-58 CLE
- Technical
Cedi Osman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:27 · BOS 95-80 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
