⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers 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
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eight from three
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:11 · PHI 38-26 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert traveling
Q4 3:23 · PHI 80-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · PHI 82-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · PHI 87-82 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:49 · PHI 67-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses technical free throw
Q1 8:30 · PHI 6-4 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 3:11 · PHI 80-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · PHI 85-77 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |








