⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:28 · BOS 46-41 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:05 · BOS 38-36 ORL
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:14 · BOS 85-73 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:54 · BOS 34-35 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
