⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors 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 better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 9:11 · TOR 62-56 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 5:39 · TOR 99-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · TOR 107-102 BOS
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · TOR 111-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:10 · TOR 51-54 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:52 · TOR 82-81 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Orien Greene offensive foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · TOR 95-87 BOS
- Turnover
Orien Greene turnover
Q4 4:20 · TOR 95-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Orien Greene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · TOR 107-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
