⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 21 from three
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
- Lead
Mike James made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · BOS 109-108 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Williams Offensive Foul
Q4 1:27 · BOS 107-102 TOR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:42 · BOS 107-105 TOR
- Missed FT
Mike James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · BOS 108-108 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Ties it
Donyell Marshall made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Q4 0:16 · BOS 108-108 TOR
- Winner
Vince Carter made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Q4 0:02 · BOS 109-111 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alvin Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:01 · BOS 39-36 TOR
- Technical
Morris Peterson Technical Foul
Q4 8:48 · BOS 89-82 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
