⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the fourth quarter
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 dragged them back level
Q1 0:12 · BOS 30-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jayson Tatum flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:58 · BOS 87-111 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 3:07 · BOS 21-30 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q4 6:40 · BOS 87-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 4:58 · BOS 87-111 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
