⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+10Q131-22
-6Q225-29
+15Q332-17
-5Q423-26
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 35-7 off them- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to eleven
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 37
Key battles
35Points off turnovers7
17Steals5
12Turnovers23
19Offensive rebounds11
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
