⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:45 · CLE 66-66 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 2:59 · CLE 83-74 BOS
- Winner
Darius Garland hit a 25-foot three jumper, Evan Mobley with the assist
OT 4:35 · CLE 110-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover
OT 2:35 · CLE 112-109 BOS
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen offensive foul
OT 0:46 · CLE 114-113 BOS
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen turnover
OT 0:46 · CLE 114-113 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 4:08 · CLE 46-54 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 0:26 · CLE 83-88 BOS
- Ties it
Jayson Tatum hit a 2-foot driving dunk, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:06 · CLE 107-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 2:26 · CLE 99-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 2:26 · CLE 99-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum traveling
OT 3:01 · CLE 112-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
