⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 38 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:07 · BOS 14-6 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Blount Technical Foul
Q4 5:07 · BOS 69-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 10:51 · BOS 23-32 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 7:52 · BOS 46-70 DAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 38
Q3 5:41 · BOS 48-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:32 · BOS 23-21 DAL
- Missed FT
Shawn Bradley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 5:07 · BOS 69-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
