The Celtics were in trouble against the Cavaliers before halftime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. When the final horn sounded, the Cavs had sprinted away to a 117-104 win in the opener. The overall and in-game stats, if anything, revealed an even greater disparity between the two teams than the final score indicated.
Here’s a quick look at some of the key stats during and after Game 1:
Missing open shots:
Of their 12 3-point attempts, the Celtics have been uncontested on seven of them.
They have missed all of those attempts.