⏱️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
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:52 · TOR 23-22 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:00 · TOR 33-26 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:03 · TOR 88-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh Lost Ball. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 3:57 · TOR 89-96 BOS
- Turnover
Morris Peterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 3:11 · TOR 91-96 BOS
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:23 · TOR 96-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Morris Peterson.
Q4 3:53 · TOR 89-96 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Jalen Rose.
Q4 3:17 · TOR 91-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · TOR 96-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
