⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-6 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Made five threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Scottie Pippen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bonzi Wells
Q4 1:51 · POR 90-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Battie
Q4 4:38 · POR 79-86 BOS
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Anderson
Q4 1:21 · POR 90-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 3:20 · POR 22-30 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 0:00 · POR 50-55 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:36 · POR 90-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · POR 100-104 BOS
- Turnover
Eric Williams Bad Pass
Q4 0:00 · POR 103-107 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
