⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:34 · BOS 63-57 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 1:13 · BOS 72-59 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 4:11 · BOS 120-102 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:31 · BOS 9-13 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:28 · BOS 32-37 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:12 · BOS 98-88 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 21 | Threes made | 17 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
