⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q128-23
+15Q234-18
+6Q328-21
-1Q425-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 30-15 off them- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 44
Key battles
30Points off turnovers15
19Steals9
33Assists17
17Free throws made30
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
