⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:28 · BOS 70-87 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eric Williams Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q1 8:00 · BOS 2-9 SA
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul
Q2 11:51 · BOS 11-23 SA
- Technical
Mark Blount Technical Foul
Q3 2:11 · BOS 44-68 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:47 · BOS 2-11 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 1:49 · BOS 11-26 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q2 2:20 · BOS 28-52 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
