⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of nine from three- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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 9 down to 2 up
Q3 4:37 · BOS 71-69 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 9:08 · BOS 85-83 MEM
- Go-ahead
Paul Pierce made 20 ft two point shot.
Q4 0:53 · BOS 97-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Blount Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 4:50 · BOS 87-88 MEM
- Turnover
Mark Blount Traveling
Q4 4:33 · BOS 87-91 MEM
- Turnover
Mark Blount Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 0:30 · BOS 97-96 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 7:54 · BOS 31-48 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:02 · BOS 71-78 MEM
- Go-ahead
Eddie Jones made jumper. Assisted by Shane Battier.
Q4 0:13 · BOS 97-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · BOS 93-94 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Offensive Foul. Al Jefferson gains possession.
Q4 0:41 · BOS 97-96 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Turnover
Q4 0:41 · BOS 97-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 78% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
