⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made no threes to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Marcin Gortat stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 1:40 · ORL 77-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q4 10:00 · ORL 56-69 BOS
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · ORL 78-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:40 · ORL 77-84 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
