⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:35 · ORL 82-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q1 7:31 · ORL 6-14 BOS
- Flagrant
Mario Kasun Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 1:54 · ORL 43-64 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:45 · ORL 6-15 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 6:56 · ORL 10-23 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 7:13 · ORL 84-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Blount missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q2 1:54 · ORL 43-65 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 1 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
