⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q121-21
+8Q227-19
+11Q328-18
-18Q426-43
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24
Key battles
5Blocks1
45%Three-point accuracy26%
21Free throws made28
18Turnovers24
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
