⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 11:06 · BOS 64-54 SAC
- Lead
Ricky Davis made 15 ft jumper.
Q4 2:23 · BOS 98-96 SAC
- Lead
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · BOS 99-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:55 · BOS 47-46 SAC
- Turnover
Raef LaFrentz Lost Ball. Stolen by Brad Miller.
Q4 0:09 · BOS 100-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:26 · BOS 70-69 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:37 · BOS 81-85 SAC
- Winner
Mike Bibby made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Q4 0:43 · BOS 100-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:52 · BOS 92-92 SAC
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Turnover
Q4 3:15 · BOS 96-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · BOS 100-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
