⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 33
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 took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 2:25 · BOS 69-68 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:00 · BOS 4-13 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
