⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+6Q123-14
-3Q224-27
+6Q327-23
-8Q420-30
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 31, and outscored them 35-23 off them- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
Key battles
10Steals19
2Threes made5
31Turnovers19
23Points off turnovers35
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 45 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 31 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 19 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
