⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-14Q111-25
-4Q223-27
-5Q320-24
-2Q423-25
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
Key battles
11Points off turnovers26
5Steals13
13Free throws made7
8Offensive rebounds12
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
