⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:28 · BOS 80-85 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:03 · BOS 82-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:30 · BOS 82-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 9:03 · BOS 42-65 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 2:28 · BOS 80-85 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · BOS 87-90 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
