⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 42
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:52 · BOS 50-40 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:52 · BOS 94-94 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 4:03 · BOS 105-98 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:58 · BOS 74-79 ORL
- Turnover
Walter McCarty Turnover
Q4 4:35 · BOS 96-95 ORL
- Turnover
Gary Payton Discontinue Dribble
Q4 3:42 · BOS 98-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:18 · BOS 26-25 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Raef LaFrentz.
Q4 4:37 · BOS 96-95 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Hill Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 2:06 · BOS 103-98 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Hill Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 0:49 · BOS 108-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
