⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 45 from three- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 18
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:12 · CLE 43-56 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:49 · CLE 71-86 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 5:19 · CLE 55-81 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
