⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
-5Q121-27
+8Q235-30
-7Q322-30
+9Q426-19
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 27
Key battles
3Threes made9
6Blocks3
8Offensive rebounds13
13Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
