⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:01 · BOS 65-62 PHI
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 27-foot three jumper, Wally Szczerbiak with the assist
Q4 0:27 · BOS 100-99 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 1:21 · BOS 104-99 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Orien Greene bad pass
Q4 4:22 · BOS 87-91 PHI
- Turnover
Orien Greene offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)
Q4 3:43 · BOS 87-94 PHI
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes lost ball
Q4 0:01 · BOS 104-99 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 2:57 · BOS 42-48 PHI
- Steal
Steven Hunter stole it from Ryan Gomes
Q4 0:01 · BOS 104-99 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
Q4 1:49 · BOS 92-97 PHI
- Turnover
John Salmons traveling
Q4 1:06 · BOS 97-99 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
