⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q1 0:25 · BOS 47-22 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q2 4:31 · BOS 68-34 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q2 6:09 · BOS 53-30 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 30
Q4 11:29 · BOS 105-75 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:04 · BOS 49-25 DEN
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:09 · BOS 53-30 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
