⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their two- They went cold, two of fifteen from three
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 31-16 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 41
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:30 · POR 35-39 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:23 · POR 51-53 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Bad Pass
Q4 2:56 · POR 91-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:34 · POR 92-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:34 · POR 92-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 7:20 · POR 14-21 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 3:06 · POR 17-37 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 2:16 · POR 92-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Williams Technical Foul
Q4 9:38 · POR 78-77 BOS
- Technical
Eric Williams Technical Foul
Q4 9:38 · POR 79-77 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Bonzi Wells.
Q4 2:36 · POR 91-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 14 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
