⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third 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
Made 22 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 41 from three
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 60
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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:39 · BOS 12-4 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 4:30 · BOS 54-41 CLE
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 1:59 · BOS 112-105 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · BOS 114-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · BOS 116-110 CLE
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 118-113 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:56 · BOS 20-16 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:14 · BOS 82-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:06 · BOS 110-105 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 1:59 · BOS 112-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · BOS 116-109 CLE
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
