⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:26 · CLE 9-0 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:56 · CLE 90-93 BOS
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a 24-foot threeer
Q4 1:40 · CLE 101-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:01 · CLE 92-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 3:25 · CLE 70-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Payton Pritchard turnover (lane violation)
Q4 0:05 · CLE 113-111 BOS
- Missed FT
Payton Pritchard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 113-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
