⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q130-27
+5Q231-25
-7Q320-25
+10Q429-19
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24
Key battles
7Points off turnovers20
4Offensive rebounds10
43%Three-point accuracy24%
9Threes made4
🏀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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:45 · BOS 61-50 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Loren Woods technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:35 · BOS 58-50 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
