⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:23 · BOS 57-63 OKC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q3 5:50 · BOS 84-79 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:30 · BOS 101-90 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:47 · BOS 52-63 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
