⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
- Made fourteen threes to their twenty
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 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:03 · CLE 83-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · CLE 103-110 BOS
- Missed FT
Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · CLE 103-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:10 · CLE 46-49 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 1:35 · CLE 51-58 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q3 6:52 · CLE 65-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · CLE 102-110 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CLE 115-117 BOS
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
