⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 1:17 · BOS 71-58 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Long Technical Foul
Q3 1:47 · BOS 60-55 TOR
- Turnover
Tony Delk Bad Pass. Stolen by Voshon Lenard.
Q4 3:00 · BOS 83-75 TOR
- Missed FT
Tony Delk missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · BOS 89-83 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:35 · BOS 83-77 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 3:23 · BOS 83-75 TOR
- Turnover
Voshon Lenard Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Battie.
Q4 0:10 · BOS 90-83 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
