⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Made seven threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 31 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:06 · BOS 89-83 POR
- Ties it
Shammond Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:16 · BOS 101-101 POR
- Go-ahead
Kedrick Brown made Layup. Assisted by Bruno Sundov.
Q4 0:10 · BOS 103-102 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 4:26 · BOS 91-92 POR
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · BOS 92-94 POR
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass
Q4 2:45 · BOS 92-96 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:39 · BOS 37-49 POR
- Lead
Qyntel Woods made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · BOS 101-102 POR
- Winner
Scottie Pippen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · BOS 103-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arvydas Sabonis Bad Pass. Stolen by Walter McCarty.
Q4 2:49 · BOS 92-96 POR
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Offensive Foul
Q4 0:06 · BOS 103-102 POR
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Foul
Q4 0:06 · BOS 103-102 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
