⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of seventeen from three
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 9:08 · BOS 67-61 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 8:41 · BOS 91-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 3:55 · BOS 97-96 DEN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Carmelo Anthony.
Q4 2:45 · BOS 100-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · BOS 102-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:53 · BOS 0-9 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:29 · BOS 83-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:28 · BOS 97-96 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass
Q4 2:42 · BOS 100-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · BOS 103-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
