⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 19 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
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q4 9:18 · BOS 75-71 PHI
- Go-ahead
Mike James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:50 · BOS 80-78 PHI
- Lead
Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · BOS 84-83 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · BOS 82-80 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 0:54 · BOS 23-30 PHI
- Lead
Aaron McKie made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Thomas.
Q4 2:53 · BOS 75-78 PHI
- Ties it
Aaron McKie made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Q4 0:20 · BOS 83-83 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Amal McCaskill Technical Foul
Q1 4:01 · BOS 16-11 PHI
- Turnover
Eric Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 4:31 · BOS 73-71 PHI
- Turnover
Derrick Coleman Bad Pass. Stolen by Jiri Welsch.
Q4 2:10 · BOS 75-78 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
