⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:39 · CLE 57-71 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q2 0:04 · CLE 48-71 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
