⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of thirteen from three
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 0:20 · BOS 35-28 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Erick Strickland Technical Foul
Q1 1:20 · BOS 23-22 PHI
- Technical
Tony Battie Double Technical Foul. Derrick Coleman gains possession.
Q3 4:47 · BOS 66-53 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:30 · BOS 17-20 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:20 · BOS 23-22 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
