⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 22-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:18 · BOS 79-75 DEN
- Winner
Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · BOS 97-96 DEN
- Ties it
Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · BOS 96-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul. Davis's 2nd Technical Foul.
Q2 8:37 · BOS 27-32 DEN
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul. Payton's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:49 · BOS 69-70 DEN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 2:18 · BOS 91-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 11:03 · BOS 27-37 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:56 · BOS 91-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:46 · BOS 91-94 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:54 · BOS 95-96 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:37 · BOS 95-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
