โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
โฒ BOS better than we expected
โผ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 56
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics
Good plays
- Winner
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:10 ยท BOS 100-99 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Rogers Lost Ball. Stolen by Antawn Jamison.
Q4 2:21 ยท BOS 94-89 GS
- Turnover
Tony Battie Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Richardson.
Q4 1:23 ยท BOS 96-91 GS
- Turnover
Erick Strickland Bad Pass. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 0:40 ยท BOS 98-93 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 0:43 ยท BOS 98-99 GS
- Go-ahead
Gilbert Arenas made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Mills.
Q4 0:15 ยท BOS 98-99 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:38 ยท BOS 18-18 GS
- Turnover
Danny Fortson Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney Rogers.
Q4 3:00 ยท BOS 92-86 GS
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:02 ยท BOS 100-99 GS
๐The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |









