⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 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
▲ TOR better than we expected
-11Q118-27
+3Q240-36
-9Q32-10
-3Q49-12
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
9Free throws made20
16%Three-point accuracy29%
23Fast break points14
4Threes made7
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
