⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:31 · BOS 16-16 TOR
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 1:38 · BOS 86-84 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 3:01 · BOS 92-84 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins double technical foul
Q2 3:01 · BOS 30-44 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal bad pass
Q4 2:41 · BOS 84-84 TOR
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal turnover
Q4 1:17 · BOS 86-84 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
