⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS 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 Warriors won, and why the Celtics 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:02 · BOS 75-76 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · BOS 83-87 GS
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · BOS 86-92 GS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 1:24 · BOS 93-94 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:11 · BOS 44-51 GS
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 1:24 · BOS 93-94 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q1 3:00 · BOS 22-24 GS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 2:09 · BOS 90-94 GS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson turnover
Q4 2:09 · BOS 90-94 GS
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
