⏱️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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:50 · BOS 22-18 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:34 · BOS 58-48 DAL
- Winner
Rajon Rondo hit a two point shot
Q4 0:42 · BOS 92-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Leon Powe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · BOS 86-84 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 6:48 · BOS 58-59 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:03 · BOS 74-79 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · BOS 90-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 0:06 · BOS 94-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
