⏱️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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Wally Szczerbiak stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 2:56 · BOS 100-100 DEN
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a driving dunk
Q4 2:43 · BOS 102-100 DEN
- Steal
Ryan Gomes stole it from Kenyon Martin
Q4 1:09 · BOS 102-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · BOS 100-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 2:56 · BOS 100-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · BOS 102-100 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin lost ball
Q4 1:09 · BOS 102-101 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
