⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 26 from three- Ran them off the floor, 12 fast break points to 0
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 10:02 · BOS 59-47 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:03 · BOS 26-13 ORL
- Technical
Sam Cassell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:39 · BOS 40-34 ORL
- Technical
Sam Cassell technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:39 · BOS 40-34 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:53 · BOS 37-32 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q2 4:39 · BOS 40-34 ORL
- Technical
Rashard Lewis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:15 · BOS 92-77 ORL
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q4 3:57 · BOS 95-79 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
