⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:30 · PHI 25-24 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 8:03 · PHI 48-58 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
