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Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 04 Apr 2010
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 117-113
33-24 31-25 34-32 19-32
Position#7
Record53-29
FormWWLLL
Points / game98.9
Allowed / game94.4
vs
Position#2
Record62-20
FormWLWWW
Points / game101.4
Allowed / game94.7
USANBA
NBA2009-10
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Boston Celtics winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Cleveland Cavaliers winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#26
W
119-93
119
93
+26
H16/03
NBA
New York Knicks
#23
W
109-97
109
97
+12
H17/03
NBA
Houston Rockets
#15
W
94-87
94
87
+7
A20/03
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#4
W
102-93
102
93
+9
A21/03
NBA
Utah Jazz
#6
L
97-110
97
110
-13
A23/03
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#8
W
113-99
113
99
+14
H24/03
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#28
W
94-86
94
86
+8
H26/03
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#10
L
73-94
73
94
-21
H29/03
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#11
L
104-109
104
109
-5
H31/03
NBA
Houston Rockets
#15
L
114-119 OT
114
119
-5
H02/04
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-15
33-20
25-35
30-23
32-19
36-30
24-22
17-26
28-24
22-17
22-21
22-25
30-24
18-23
25-25
29-21
26-21
28-28
19-33
24-28
30-27
31-24
26-29
26-19
32-17
25-20
17-24
20-25
23-19
20-25
17-33
13-17
23-30
38-27
22-26
21-26
30-32
23-25
30-30
26-22
200.6Avg total
101.9Scored
98.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (82)98.994.4193.2+4.565%
Season at home (41)100.295.5195.7+4.763%
Season away (41)97.593.2190.8+4.366%
Last 10 (10)101.998.7200.6+3.260%
Last 5 (5)99.6101.4201.0-1.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)89.096.0185.0-7.00%
vs Similar ◀ (13)96.497.0193.4-0.646%
vs Weaker (16)100.795.9196.6+4.875%
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cleveland CavaliersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Boston Celtics
#7
W
104-93
104
93
+11
H14/03
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#26
W
113-101
113
101
+12
A16/03
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#21
W
99-94
99
94
+5
H17/03
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#16
W
92-85
92
85
+7
A20/03
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#26
W
104-79
104
79
+25
H21/03
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#20
W
105-92
105
92
+13
A25/03
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#10
L
97-102
97
102
-5
A27/03
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#28
W
97-90
97
90
+7
H28/03
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#13
W
101-98
101
98
+3
H31/03
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#9
W
93-88
93
88
+5
H03/04
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
24-18
30-30
26-24
24-21
28-28
26-28
21-20
38-25
30-25
20-23
31-17
18-29
29-28
25-18
15-19
23-20
28-20
25-21
28-18
23-20
26-21
26-27
35-23
18-21
20-22
30-23
20-24
27-33
30-21
28-31
20-24
19-14
29-30
23-20
25-21
24-27
23-23
26-23
20-20
24-22
192.7Avg total
100.5Scored
92.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (82)101.494.7196.1+6.776%
Season at home (41)102.493.3195.7+9.085%
Season away (41)100.496.0196.4+4.466%
Last 10 (10)100.592.2192.7+8.390%
Last 5 (5)98.694.0192.6+4.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (9)103.097.4200.4+5.667%
vs Weaker (21)104.494.0198.5+10.490%
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

No team totals priced for this game yet.

⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-7-4+0+4+7Q1Q1: +5.7+5.7Q1: +3.1+3.1Q2Q2: +3.5+3.5Q2: +1.5+1.5Q3Q3: -5.1-5.1Q3: +3.1+3.1Q4Q4: -0.4-0.4Q4: +0.6+0.6
Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#26
W
64-35
64
35
+29
H16/03
NBA
New York Knicks
#23
W
68-49
68
49
+19
H17/03
NBA
Houston Rockets
#15
W
50-41
50
41
+9
A20/03
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#4
W
48-47
48
47
+1
A21/03
NBA
Utah Jazz
#6
W
54-49
54
49
+5
A23/03
NBA
Denver Nuggets
#8
W
61-51
61
51
+10
H24/03
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#28
W
57-37
57
37
+20
H26/03
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#10
L
43-44
43
44
-1
H29/03
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#11
W
61-57
61
57
+4
H31/03
NBA
Houston Rockets
#15
L
53-57
53
57
-4
H02/04
NBA
102.6Avg total
55.9Scored
46.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)52.648.0100.7+4.670%-
Last 30 at home (17)53.948.5102.4+5.465%-
Last 30 away (13)51.047.598.5+3.577%-
Last 10 (10)55.946.7102.6+9.280%-
Last 5 (5)55.049.2104.2+5.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)51.040.091.0+11.0100%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)52.348.3100.6+4.077%-
vs Weaker (16)53.048.3101.3+4.762%-
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cleveland CavaliersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Boston Celtics
#7
W
54-48
54
48
+6
H14/03
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#26
L
54-56
54
56
-2
A16/03
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#21
W
50-48
50
48
+2
H17/03
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#16
W
54-46
54
46
+8
A20/03
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#26
W
53-41
53
41
+12
H21/03
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans
#20
W
52-48
52
48
+4
A25/03
NBA
San Antonio Spurs
#10
W
50-45
50
45
+5
A27/03
NBA
Sacramento Kings
#28
W
58-52
58
52
+6
H28/03
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#13
W
52-50
52
50
+2
H31/03
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#9
W
49-46
49
46
+3
H03/04
NBA
100.6Avg total
52.6Scored
48.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)54.849.5104.3+5.367%-
Last 30 at home (18)56.449.4105.8+6.978%-
Last 30 away (12)52.549.6102.1+2.950%-
Last 10 (10)52.648.0100.6+4.690%-
Last 5 (5)52.248.2100.4+4.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (9)51.051.4102.4-0.456%-
vs Weaker (21)56.548.7105.1+7.871%-
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
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⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

No box scores for these teams yet: the shooting profile appears once the data provider has them.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
02/04/10HHouston Rockets114-119 OT
31/03/10HOklahoma City Thunder104-109
29/03/10HSan Antonio Spurs73-94
26/03/10HSacramento Kings94-86
24/03/10HDenver Nuggets113-99
23/03/10AUtah Jazz97-110
21/03/10ADallas Mavericks102-93
20/03/10AHouston Rockets94-87
17/03/10HNew York Knicks109-97
16/03/10HDetroit Pistons119-93
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/04/10HAtlanta Hawks93-88
31/03/10HMilwaukee Bucks101-98
28/03/10HSacramento Kings97-90
27/03/10ASan Antonio Spurs97-102
25/03/10ANew Orleans Pelicans105-92
21/03/10HDetroit Pistons104-79
20/03/10AChicago Bulls92-85
17/03/10HIndiana Pacers99-94
16/03/10ADetroit Pistons113-101
14/03/10HBoston Celtics104-93

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Boston Celtics
NBA 2009-10
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL65%
HomeWWLLL63%
AwayLLWWL66%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games824141
Win %65%63%66%
Points / game98.9100.297.5
Allowed / game94.495.593.2
Point differential+4.5+4.7+4.3
Avg total193.2195.7190.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%34%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (23)50% (10)62% (13)
Overtime %5%5%5%
Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA 2009-10
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW76%
HomeWWWWW85%
AwayWWWWL66%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games824141
Win %76%85%66%
Points / game101.4102.4100.4
Allowed / game94.793.396.0
Point differential+6.7+9.0+4.4
Avg total196.1195.7196.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%41%37%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (21)69% (13)50% (8)
Overtime %5%2%7%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Cleveland Cavaliers82622076%101.494.7+6.7
2 Los Angeles Lakers83602372%102.497.3+5.0
3 Orlando Magic82592372%102.694.7+7.9
4 Dallas Mavericks83552866%101.799.7+2.0
5 Utah Jazz82542866%103.998.1+5.8
6 Denver Nuggets82532965%107.1102.4+4.7
7 Boston Celtics82532965%98.994.4+4.5
8 Atlanta Hawks82532965%101.697.2+4.4
9 Phoenix Suns84533163%110.2106.4+3.9
10 San Antonio Spurs80493161%101.496.5+4.9
11 Oklahoma City Thunder81493260%100.197.3+2.8
12 Portland Trail Blazers83493459%98.395.2+3.1
13 Miami Heat82453755%96.093.8+2.2
14 Milwaukee Bucks82453755%97.595.8+1.7
15 Memphis Grizzlies81414051%102.5103.1-0.7
16 Charlotte Hornets82414150%94.993.9+1.0
17 Chicago Bulls82414150%96.998.6-1.6
18 Houston Rockets81404149%101.9102.2-0.3
19 Toronto Raptors81404149%103.4105.4-2.0
20 New Orleans Pelicans84374744%99.0102.5-3.5
21 Los Angeles Clippers82325039%96.0101.5-5.5
22 Indiana Pacers81305137%100.2104.2-4.0
23 New York Knicks80295136%101.1104.7-3.6
24 Philadelphia 76ers82295335%97.3100.8-3.5
25 Sacramento Kings82265632%99.9104.1-4.2
26 Golden State Warriors81255631%108.9111.9-3.1
27 Washington Wizards82255730%95.7101.0-5.2
28 Detroit Pistons82255730%93.799.6-5.9
29 Minnesota Timberwolves83176620%98.1107.2-9.1
30 Brooklyn Nets82127015%92.0100.4-8.5
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Boston Celtics33313419117
Cleveland Cavaliers24253232113
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