⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 3:54 · CHI 72-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler 3 second
Q4 3:39 · CHI 92-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CHI 97-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CHI 97-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:13 · CHI 46-47 BOS
- Ties it
Ricky Davis made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:05 · CHI 97-97 BOS
- Winner
Gary Payton made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Q4 1:40 · CHI 97-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kendrick Perkins Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q3 2:03 · CHI 70-59 BOS
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 2:03 · CHI 70-59 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · CHI 97-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| CHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
