⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, fifteen of 48 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their seven
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 26-14 off them
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
Q2 8:44 · CLE 46-48 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:58 · CLE 91-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul
Q1 4:19 · CLE 15-21 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 9:48 · CLE 8-14 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · CLE 95-102 BOS
- Goaltend
Al Horford defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:55 · CLE 97-102 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:37 · CLE 97-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
