⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:05 · BOS 18-19 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 10:30 · BOS 34-30 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:41 · BOS 63-57 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
