⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:37 · BOS 35-30 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 7:00 · BOS 112-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:56 · BOS 19-23 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:33 · BOS 88-76 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
