⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 5:35 · BOS 83-82 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 5:42 · BOS 115-106 CLE
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Caris LeVert
Q4 0:52 · BOS 120-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · BOS 120-113 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 9:50 · BOS 4-18 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 9:19 · BOS 68-74 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:34 · BOS 94-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Donovan Mitchell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:18 · BOS 56-57 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:19 · BOS 120-113 CLE
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 0:52 · BOS 120-113 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 19 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
