⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-2Q124-25
-1Q223-24
-7Q325-31
+2Q427-24
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 23-11 off them
Key battles
23Points off turnovers11
3Blocks6
32%Three-point accuracy47%
11Turnovers17
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
