⏱️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
▼ SA 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 0
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:22 · BOS 10-5 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:47 · BOS 45-41 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 1:21 · BOS 71-61 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:37 · BOS 62-58 SA
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 4:48 · BOS 83-79 SA
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · BOS 90-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:42 · BOS 20-27 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:15 · BOS 87-83 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · BOS 89-84 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
