⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 11:45 · BOS 64-60 SA
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 2:16 · BOS 91-90 SA
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Matt Bonner
Q4 1:57 · BOS 91-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 0:20 · BOS 93-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:53 · BOS 72-74 SA
- Winner
Roger Mason hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:20 · BOS 93-95 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 0:45 · BOS 93-101 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Bonner bad pass
Q4 1:57 · BOS 91-90 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BOS 96-101 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
