⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Go-ahead
Jaylen Brown hit a two point shot
Q4 0:28 · BOS 114-113 CLE
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Donovan Mitchell
OT 2:57 · BOS 119-121 CLE
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a dunk, Marcus Smart with the assist
OT 2:54 · BOS 121-121 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart traveling
Q4 0:51 · BOS 112-113 CLE
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
OT 1:23 · BOS 123-126 CLE
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
OT 1:04 · BOS 123-126 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Caris LeVert hit a 24-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:10 · BOS 112-113 CLE
- Lead
Donovan Mitchell hit a 28-foot three jumper, Dean Wade with the assist
OT 4:44 · BOS 114-117 CLE
- Winner
Caris LeVert hit a 26-foot step back jumper
OT 2:33 · BOS 121-124 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 114-114 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
OT 2:57 · BOS 119-121 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
