⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 2:48 · OKC 84-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:48 · OKC 84-87 BOS
- Turnover
Mark Blount Foul
Q4 1:58 · OKC 84-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:49 · OKC 84-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
