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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 12 May 2010
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 88-120
23-20 21-30 19-30 25-40
Position#1
Record67-24
FormWWLWL
Points / game102.2
Allowed / game95.7
vs
Position#8
Record56-35
FormWLWLW
Points / game98.9
Allowed / game95.3
USANBANBA - Quarter-finals
NBA2009-10
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Cleveland CavaliersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Atlanta Hawks
#9
L
83-99
83
99
-16
A15/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
96-83
96
83
+13
H17/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
112-102
112
102
+10
H20/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
L
106-108
106
108
-2
A22/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
121-98
121
98
+23
A25/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
96-94
96
94
+2
H28/04
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
W
101-93
101
93
+8
H02/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
L
86-104
86
104
-18
H04/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
W
124-95
124
95
+29
A07/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
L
87-97
87
97
-10
A09/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
23-27
23-21
14-29
23-22
32-18
24-23
17-19
23-23
28-22
24-28
25-27
35-25
21-32
24-24
23-23
38-29
24-21
38-31
37-24
22-22
27-26
28-22
18-23
23-23
20-26
23-28
36-24
22-15
22-26
26-26
12-31
26-21
36-17
29-26
31-27
28-25
22-31
23-23
27-20
15-23
198.5Avg total
101.2Scored
97.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (91)102.295.7198.0+6.574%
Season at home (46)102.794.5197.2+8.285%
Season away (45)101.797.0198.7+4.762%
Last 10 (10)101.297.3198.5+3.960%
Last 5 (5)98.896.6195.4+2.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (11)97.998.3196.2-0.445%
vs Weaker (19)103.795.8199.6+7.979%
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Milwaukee Bucks
#14
L
95-106
95
106
-11
H15/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
85-76
85
76
+9
H18/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
106-77
106
77
+29
H21/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
100-98
100
98
+2
A23/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
L
92-101
92
101
-9
A25/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
96-86
96
86
+10
H27/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
93-101
93
101
-8
A02/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
104-86
104
86
+18
A04/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
95-124
95
124
-29
H07/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
97-87
97
87
+10
H09/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-23
30-32
28-33
17-18
28-29
13-15
23-22
21-10
23-23
26-10
36-26
21-18
27-29
21-20
32-23
20-26
18-31
25-18
34-22
15-30
29-21
19-17
23-27
25-21
26-20
28-23
24-36
15-22
26-22
26-26
31-12
21-26
17-36
26-29
27-31
25-28
31-22
23-23
20-27
23-15
190.5Avg total
96.3Scored
94.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (91)98.995.3194.2+3.662%
Season at home (46)99.896.2196.0+3.761%
Season away (45)98.094.4192.4+3.662%
Last 10 (10)96.394.2190.5+2.160%
Last 5 (5)97.096.8193.8+0.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (21)98.097.4195.5+0.652%
vs Weaker (9)104.4100.6205.0+3.956%
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-3-2+0+2+3Q1Q1: +0.9+0.9Q1: -1.1-1.1Q2Q2: +1.0+1.0Q2: +2.4+2.4Q3Q3: -0.7-0.7Q3: +1.9+1.9Q4Q4: +2.7+2.7Q4: -1.1-1.1
-3-2+0+2+3Q1Q1: +0.9+0.9Q1: -1.1-1.1Q2Q2: +1.0+1.0Q2: +2.4+2.4Q3Q3: -0.7-0.7Q3: +1.9+1.9Q4Q4: +2.7+2.7Q4: -1.1-1.1
Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
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
Cleveland CavaliersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Atlanta Hawks
#9
L
46-48
46
48
-2
A15/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
56-41
56
41
+15
H17/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
52-50
52
50
+2
H20/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
L
45-56
45
56
-11
A22/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
62-52
62
52
+10
A25/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
55-48
55
48
+7
H28/04
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
L
43-54
43
54
-11
H02/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
L
48-52
48
52
-4
H04/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
W
65-43
65
43
+22
A07/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
L
45-54
45
54
-9
A09/05
NBA
101.5Avg total
51.7Scored
49.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)52.250.1102.3+2.163%-
Last 30 at home (16)51.749.4101.1+2.275%-
Last 30 away (14)52.850.9103.7+1.950%-
Last 10 (10)51.749.8101.5+1.950%-
Last 5 (5)51.250.2101.4+1.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (11)49.850.2100.0-0.445%-
vs Weaker (19)53.650.1103.7+3.574%-
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Milwaukee Bucks
#14
L
50-55
50
55
-5
H15/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
L
41-44
41
44
-3
H18/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
49-33
49
33
+16
H21/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
L
48-49
48
49
-1
A23/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
L
43-49
43
49
-6
A25/04
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
48-38
48
38
+10
H27/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
54-43
54
43
+11
A02/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
52-48
52
48
+4
A04/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
43-65
43
65
-22
H07/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
54-45
54
45
+9
H09/05
NBA
95.1Avg total
48.2Scored
46.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)50.547.598.1+3.057%-
Last 30 at home (17)52.247.8100.0+4.459%-
Last 30 away (13)48.447.295.5+1.254%-
Last 10 (10)48.246.995.1+1.350%-
Last 5 (5)50.247.898.0+2.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (21)50.047.697.7+2.462%-
vs Weaker (9)51.747.399.0+4.344%-
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
09/05/10ABoston Celtics87-97
07/05/10ABoston Celtics124-95
04/05/10HBoston Celtics86-104
02/05/10HBoston Celtics101-93
28/04/10HChicago Bulls96-94
25/04/10AChicago Bulls121-98
22/04/10AChicago Bulls106-108
20/04/10HChicago Bulls112-102
17/04/10HChicago Bulls96-83
15/04/10AAtlanta Hawks83-99
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/05/10HCleveland Cavaliers97-87
07/05/10HCleveland Cavaliers95-124
04/05/10ACleveland Cavaliers104-86
02/05/10ACleveland Cavaliers93-101
27/04/10HMiami Heat96-86
25/04/10AMiami Heat92-101
23/04/10AMiami Heat100-98
21/04/10HMiami Heat106-77
18/04/10HMiami Heat85-76
15/04/10HMilwaukee Bucks95-106

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA 2009-10
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL74%
HomeWWWWL85%
AwayLLWWL62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games914645
Win %74%85%62%
Points / game102.2102.7101.7
Allowed / game95.794.597.0
Point differential+6.5+8.2+4.7
Avg total198.0197.2198.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%41%38%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (25)71% (14)36% (11)
Overtime %4%2%7%
Boston Celtics
NBA 2009-10
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW62%
HomeWWWLW61%
AwayLWLLW62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games914645
Win %62%61%62%
Points / game98.999.898.0
Allowed / game95.396.294.4
Point differential+3.6+3.7+3.6
Avg total194.2196.0192.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%33%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won58% (24)55% (11)62% (13)
Overtime %4%4%4%
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 Orlando Magic90672374%102.694.2+8.4
2 Cleveland Cavaliers91672474%102.295.7+6.5
3 Los Angeles Lakers92652771%101.697.0+4.6
4 Phoenix Suns92623067%109.8104.3+5.4
5 Dallas Mavericks88573165%101.498.9+2.5
6 Denver Nuggets88553362%106.6102.9+3.7
7 Utah Jazz92573562%104.5100.0+4.5
8 Boston Celtics91563562%98.995.3+3.6
9 Atlanta Hawks93573661%100.296.9+3.3
10 Oklahoma City Thunder88523659%101.097.8+3.1
11 Portland Trail Blazers88523659%97.895.4+2.4
12 San Antonio Spurs92543859%100.896.6+4.2
13 Miami Heat87483955%96.094.3+1.7
14 Milwaukee Bucks89494055%97.195.8+1.3
15 Houston Rockets82424051%102.4102.7-0.4
16 Charlotte Hornets86444251%94.893.9+1.0
17 Memphis Grizzlies82404249%102.5104.0-1.5
18 Toronto Raptors82404249%104.1105.9-1.8
19 Chicago Bulls87424548%97.499.5-2.1
20 New Orleans Pelicans82374545%100.2102.7-2.5
21 Indiana Pacers82325039%100.8103.8-3.0
22 New York Knicks82295335%102.1105.9-3.8
23 Los Angeles Clippers82295335%95.7102.1-6.4
24 Philadelphia 76ers82275533%97.7101.6-3.9
25 Detroit Pistons82275533%94.099.1-5.1
26 Golden State Warriors82265632%108.8112.4-3.6
27 Washington Wizards82265632%96.2101.0-4.8
28 Sacramento Kings82255730%100.0104.4-4.4
29 Minnesota Timberwolves82156718%98.2107.8-9.6
30 Brooklyn Nets82127015%92.4101.5-9.1
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
Cleveland Cavaliers2321192588
Boston Celtics20303040120
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