⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:44 · BOS 11-0 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q1 7:48 · BOS 25-3 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 1:46 · BOS 114-119 CLE
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 1:46 · BOS 114-119 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:31 · BOS 47-44 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:08 · BOS 96-95 CLE
- Winner
Donovan Mitchell hit a 7-foot driving floating jump shot, Dean Wade with the assist
Q4 2:45 · BOS 114-116 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
