⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 9:41 · BOS 42-32 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:18 · BOS 85-78 MEM
- Winner
Ricky Davis made 14 ft jumper.
Q4 0:03 · BOS 90-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Raef LaFrentz Technical Foul. His 4th Technical Foul.
Q3 2:46 · BOS 66-58 MEM
- Turnover
Mark Blount Traveling
Q4 4:07 · BOS 85-80 MEM
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · BOS 87-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Mike Miller made 30 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Williams.
Q4 0:09 · BOS 88-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:33 · BOS 23-20 MEM
- Turnover
Earl Watson Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 4:28 · BOS 85-80 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
