⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 5:52 · BOS 66-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Double Technical Foul. Dirk Nowitzki gains possession.
Q2 8:52 · BOS 23-20 DAL
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 8:52 · BOS 23-20 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:03 · BOS 2-10 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:50 · BOS 43-51 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 7:20 · BOS 80-94 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
