⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+3Q131-27
+5Q228-23
-9Q318-22
0Q425-22
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 25
Key battles
23Assists10
14Steals7
14Turnovers25
31%Three-point accuracy45%
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
