⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:18 · BOS 19-23 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:25 · BOS 28-25 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Offensive Foul
Q4 3:46 · BOS 83-75 SAC
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Foul
Q4 3:46 · BOS 83-75 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:52 · BOS 0-10 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Raef LaFrentz.
Q4 3:50 · BOS 83-75 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
