⏱️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 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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
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
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:07 · BOS 83-83 ORL
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 4:39 · BOS 85-83 ORL
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:19 · BOS 90-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:00 · BOS 77-77 ORL
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 2:18 · BOS 77-79 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:24 · BOS 81-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:10 · BOS 70-73 ORL
- Lead
Jameer Nelson hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:48 · BOS 81-83 ORL
- Lead
Grant Hill hit a 18-foot jumper, Tony Battie with the assist
2OT 4:46 · BOS 90-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 0:23 · BOS 81-83 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:14 · BOS 87-88 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
2OT 4:03 · BOS 90-92 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
