⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 8:03 · BOS 65-39 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 9:03 · BOS 84-62 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Glen Davis flagrant foul type 1 (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)
Q2 9:52 · BOS 28-13 CHI
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 · BOS 66-44 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 17
Q4 3:13 · BOS 95-78 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:33 · BOS 28-15 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
