⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 22 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-10 off them
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:34 · DEN 84-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George McCloud missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 8:10 · DEN 4-13 BOS
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:44 · DEN 39-51 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 1:16 · DEN 69-80 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 10:51 · DEN 72-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q2 1:09 · DEN 43-51 BOS
- Technical
Kenny Anderson Technical Foul
Q3 7:51 · DEN 61-60 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
