⏱️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
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:22 · TOR 36-42 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Joey Graham double technical foul
Q2 5:41 · TOR 34-42 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q1 8:30 · TOR 12-22 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 1:46 · TOR 20-35 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
