⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 15
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney White missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:47 · DEN 98-105 BOS
- Turnover
Rodney White Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 3:27 · DEN 100-107 BOS
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Bad Pass
Q4 0:58 · DEN 102-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:31 · DEN 16-22 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:31 · DEN 34-50 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:01 · DEN 96-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Blount 3 second
Q4 2:45 · DEN 100-107 BOS
- Turnover
Eric Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Carmelo Anthony.
Q4 2:15 · DEN 102-107 BOS
- Turnover
Mike James Bad Pass. Stolen by Carmelo Anthony.
Q4 1:47 · DEN 102-107 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
