⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 6:52 · BOS 65-53 MEM
- Steal
James Posey stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:49 · BOS 91-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 2:31 · BOS 91-84 MEM
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo turnover
Q4 1:42 · BOS 91-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · BOS 97-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:31 · BOS 91-84 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:26 · BOS 91-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q4 5:33 · BOS 89-77 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
Q4 2:49 · BOS 91-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Juan Carlos Navarro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · BOS 95-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
