⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-10Q118-28
-9Q223-32
+4Q328-25
+6Q436-29
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
Key battles
14Free throws made33
7Steals16
7Threes made3
21Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
