Cleveland 85 Boston 90 Recap 10/28/08
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 · 9:36 am by Tippy
The game ended up being exactly what we predicted in our pregame matchup analysis with a low scoring close contest that came down to the final minutes. Boston won this one with their tough defense putting up a defensive rating of 90.4. Game stats:
Final Line: Boston -7 Total 179.5
Pace: 91.3
Offensive Efficiency: Cle 90.4 Bos 95.7
FG Shooting: Cle 29-68 42.6% Bos 33-74 44.6% 3P Shooting: Cle 3-15 20.0% Bos: 3-14 21.4%
FT Shooting: Cle 24-33 72.7% Bos 21-34 61.8% FTR: Cle 35.3 Bos 28.4
Rebounding: Cle 8-33-41 Bos 10-26-36
Turnovers: Cle 21 22.3% Bos 16 17.0%
Steals: Cle 8 Bos 10 Blocks: Cle 2 Bos 0 PF: Cle 26 Bos 28
Notes:
Cle: 21 turnovers for a 22.3% turnover rate. Good FT rate at 35.3. Terrible 3P Shooting at 20.0%. Competive game until late 3rd quarter. Mo Williams looked average. Boston did a good job containing LeBron. Ilgauskas with a decent fantasy game.
Bos: Big three played big minutes with Pierce getting 38, Garnett 36 and Allen 40. Pierce was dominant with 34 FP. Boston bench shouldn’t miss Posey too much with Powe and T. Allen picking up the slack. Boston won the game with defense as they did last season. 21.4% on 3-14 3P Shooting. Poor FT shooting at 61% on 21-34. Boston had no blocked shots.