⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- They went cold, no of eleven from three
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 29-12 off them
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:33 · BOS 46-37 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:00 · BOS 56-42 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 7:56 · BOS 68-50 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Gabe Pruitt double technical foul
Q4 6:39 · BOS 93-73 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:18 · BOS 74-62 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
