⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 in the third quarter
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:48 · PHI 8-0 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Offensive Foul
Q4 3:31 · PHI 94-94 BOS
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Foul
Q4 3:31 · PHI 94-94 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:27 · PHI 63-55 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 2:25 · PHI 77-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:37 · PHI 54-37 BOS
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul
Q4 4:13 · PHI 91-91 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Allen Iverson.
Q4 0:58 · PHI 96-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |









