⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:36 · BOS 8-0 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:43 · BOS 60-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 3:38 · BOS 82-84 DEN
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins lost ball
Q4 2:24 · BOS 84-86 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 8:33 · BOS 34-39 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 9:32 · BOS 70-78 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 2:50 · BOS 84-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Carter bad pass
Q4 4:31 · BOS 79-82 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
