⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 30-10 off them
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q2 6:07 · PHI 44-42 BOS
- Lead
Andre Iguodala hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · PHI 99-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller offensive foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)
Q4 2:30 · PHI 92-90 BOS
- Turnover
Andre Miller turnover
Q4 2:30 · PHI 92-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Ray Allen hit a 27-foot three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 0:30 · PHI 97-97 BOS
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 23-foot three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHI 99-100 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
