⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third 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
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 68
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:04 · BOS 62-52 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 6:08 · BOS 81-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 0:30 · BOS 113-105 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Evan Mobley stole it from Malcolm Brogdon
Q4 0:30 · BOS 113-105 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:15 · BOS 113-108 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
