⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raja Bell missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 11:30 · UTAH 0-2 BOS
- Missed FT
Keith McLeod missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:35 · UTAH 100-103 BOS
- Turnover
Matt Harpring Turnover
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 102-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:40 · UTAH 80-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Mehmet Okur.
Q4 2:08 · UTAH 95-103 BOS
- Turnover
Mark Blount Traveling
Q4 1:40 · UTAH 97-103 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Mehmet Okur.
Q4 1:20 · UTAH 100-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
