⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:52 · BOS 37-22 POR
- Go-ahead
Raef LaFrentz made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Q4 2:23 · BOS 87-85 POR
- Winner
Paul Pierce made 21 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · BOS 90-88 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raef LaFrentz missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:37 · BOS 88-87 POR
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Traveling
Q4 0:54 · BOS 88-87 POR
- Technical
Mark Blount Double Technical Foul. Darius Miles gains possession.
Q4 0:34 · BOS 88-87 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:46 · BOS 71-70 POR
- Go-ahead
Darius Miles made Layup. Assisted by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 2:44 · BOS 84-85 POR
- Ties it
Zach Randolph made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · BOS 88-88 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:21 · BOS 84-83 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · BOS 88-87 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
