⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 42
Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 19-8 off them
Key battles
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |










