⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, ten of fourteen from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
- Lost the glass, 24 rebounds to 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:47 · BOS 17-11 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:41 · BOS 28-15 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:16 · BOS 77-71 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes turnover
Q4 1:01 · BOS 96-88 ORL
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:29 · BOS 96-90 ORL
- Turnover
Orien Greene bad pass
Q4 0:18 · BOS 98-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 5:33 · BOS 66-69 ORL
- Steal
DeShawn Stevenson stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:29 · BOS 96-90 ORL
- Steal
Keyon Dooling stole it from Orien Greene
Q4 0:18 · BOS 98-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Garrity lost ball
Q4 4:20 · BOS 86-84 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Raef LaFrentz draws the foul)
Q4 1:59 · BOS 92-88 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 1:59 · BOS 92-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
