⏱️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
-1Q121-22
-1Q216-15
+4Q329-24
-3Q421-20
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 24- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
9%Three-point accuracy33%
6Free throws made16
17Turnovers8
5Steals11
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
