⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q128-24
+3Q223-20
+14Q331-16
-10Q413-20
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
Key battles
15Free throws made5
29%Three-point accuracy19%
6Threes made3
11Turnovers17
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
