⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-14 off them
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth 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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:23 · BOS 33-19 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:04 · BOS 94-94 MEM
- Ties it
Delonte West hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:40 · BOS 94-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:13 · BOS 91-94 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:29 · BOS 52-58 MEM
- Lead
Chucky Atkins hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 0:20 · BOS 94-96 MEM
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a 14-foot jumper, Mike Miller with the assist
Q4 0:02 · BOS 96-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire turnover
Q4 2:20 · BOS 87-94 MEM
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins lost ball
Q4 1:37 · BOS 89-94 MEM
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins bad pass
Q4 1:16 · BOS 91-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
