⏱️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
+7Q127-21
-3Q229-29
-6Q318-24
-2Q417-17
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
9Points off turnovers25
11Steals5
6Blocks5
33%Three-point accuracy30%
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
