⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:56 · UTAH 91-90 BOS
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 98-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 2:43 · UTAH 95-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 98-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:22 · UTAH 78-83 BOS
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:17 · UTAH 95-98 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a driving layup
Q4 0:28 · UTAH 98-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eddie House flagrant foul type 1 (Ronnie Brewer draws the foul)
Q2 0:05 · UTAH 54-49 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · UTAH 95-95 BOS
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
