โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up
Q4 7:01 ยท TOR 92-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darrick Martin misses technical free throw
Q1 0:59 ยท TOR 22-13 BOS
- Turnover
Pape Sow turnover
Q4 0:17 ยท TOR 92-84 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:37 ยท TOR 61-60 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:04 ยท TOR 67-71 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 0:56 ยท TOR 92-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:11 ยท TOR 82-79 BOS
- Turnover
Delonte West offensive foul (Jorge Garbajosa draws the foul)
Q4 3:43 ยท TOR 85-79 BOS
- Missed FT
Leon Powe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 ยท TOR 92-84 BOS
๐The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |









