⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:02 · BOS 55-42 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Joey Graham draws the foul)
Q4 2:11 · BOS 82-74 TOR
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 2:11 · BOS 82-74 TOR
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo turnover
Q4 1:13 · BOS 85-79 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Ford backcourt
Q4 1:04 · BOS 85-79 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
