⏱️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
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 23-8 off them
- Went cold from three, seven of 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Allen technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 11:07 · BOS 78-69 POR
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · BOS 82-76 POR
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:56 · BOS 82-76 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:14 · BOS 43-48 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · BOS 82-76 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge traveling
Q4 2:42 · BOS 86-81 POR
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · BOS 89-81 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
