⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 38
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:13 · BOS 43-44 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 4:03 · BOS 89-96 DAL
- Turnover
Vin Baker Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 3:38 · BOS 89-96 DAL
- Missed FT
Walter McCarty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · BOS 102-103 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q1 7:52 · BOS 14-20 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Offensive Foul
Q4 4:24 · BOS 89-96 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Foul
Q4 4:24 · BOS 89-96 DAL
- Turnover
Josh Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 1:47 · BOS 94-98 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
