⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:43 · MEM 19-24 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:36 · MEM 45-46 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Batiste Double Technical Foul. Antoine Walker gains possession.
Q3 7:11 · MEM 74-75 BOS
- Technical
Brevin Knight Technical Foul
Q4 11:22 · MEM 86-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:47 · MEM 11-24 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:22 · MEM 86-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · MEM 103-108 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · MEM 105-108 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
