⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
-1Q119-24
+6Q227-23
+1Q321-23
-6Q429-34
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
Key battles
10Blocks3
12Turnovers5
23Fast break points11
4Threes made9
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
