⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ UTAH 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:33 · BOS 10-4 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:33 · BOS 23-11 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:26 · BOS 50-43 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:40 · BOS 92-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · BOS 94-89 UTAH
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · BOS 97-89 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses technical free throw
Q2 2:19 · BOS 39-39 UTAH
📊The numbers
| BOS | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
