⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
+4Q123-16
+5Q232-27
+9Q326-21
-3Q424-28
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 32
Key battles
10%Three-point accuracy36%
30Free throws made13
1Threes made5
17Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
