⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+8Q130-20
+9Q227-17
-8Q316-23
+1Q415-15
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
38%Three-point accuracy16%
5Blocks1
61Rebounds38
6Steals11
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
