⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+12Q131-21
+7Q219-14
+14Q333-19
+2Q428-25
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 31-12 off them
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
56%Three-point accuracy10%
10Threes made1
31Points off turnovers12
32Assists16
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 32 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
