⏱️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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 11:02 · MEM 38-27 BOS
- Ties it
Pau Gasol made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · MEM 91-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Posey Lost Ball. Stolen by Mark Blount.
Q4 4:31 · MEM 80-86 BOS
- Technical
James Posey Double Technical Foul. Vin Baker gains possession.
Q4 0:18 · MEM 89-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:11 · MEM 71-78 BOS
- Winner
Mike James made 16 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:01 · MEM 91-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Offensive Foul
Q4 0:53 · MEM 89-91 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Foul
Q4 0:53 · MEM 89-91 BOS
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:18 · MEM 89-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
