⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, ten of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the second quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Smith bad pass
Q4 0:13 · PHI 103-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q2 1:02 · PHI 57-59 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:30 · PHI 88-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 4:03 · PHI 92-100 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 3:36 · PHI 92-100 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
