⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:31 · GS 74-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:21 · GS 21-28 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 3:59 · GS 65-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:45 · GS 80-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| GS | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
