⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+12Q123-14
-7Q218-26
-5Q320-28
-12Q416-29
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy45%
10Offensive rebounds4
4Threes made9
13Points off turnovers24
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
