⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-1Q127-26
-2Q229-31
+6Q331-25
+16Q430-14
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 44- A 29-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
Key battles
9Threes made5
39%Three-point accuracy28%
68Rebounds49
18Free throws made13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 29-0 run
A 29-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 32
Q3 1:15 · BOS 112-80 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
