⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 25 rebounds to 15
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:34 · DAL 13-8 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:57 · DAL 26-22 BOS
- Ties it
Erick Dampier hit a layup
Q4 0:06 · DAL 91-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 4:03 · DAL 83-86 BOS
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:49 · DAL 83-87 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:10 · DAL 86-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:11 · DAL 13-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 8:18 · DAL 33-39 BOS
- Go-ahead
Ray Allen hit a 24-foot threeer, Sam Cassell with the assist
Q4 0:31 · DAL 88-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:00 · DAL 83-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · DAL 86-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 · DAL 86-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 9 |
