⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth 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
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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:15 · CLE 100-102 BOS
- Go-ahead
Donovan Mitchell hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:24 · CLE 107-106 BOS
- Winner
Lamar Stevens hit a 24-foot three jumper, Caris LeVert with the assist
OT 2:14 · CLE 114-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Stevens misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · CLE 99-102 BOS
- Turnover
Darius Garland traveling
OT 4:01 · CLE 109-112 BOS
- Turnover
Lamar Stevens out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 1:06 · CLE 116-112 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Derrick White hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
Q4 0:15 · CLE 107-109 BOS
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a free throw 1 of 3
OT 4:16 · CLE 109-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grant Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CLE 109-109 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
OT 2:01 · CLE 114-112 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
OT 2:01 · CLE 114-112 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
