⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 9:40 · SA 33-21 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · SA 74-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · SA 74-74 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · SA 74-76 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:15 · SA 37-37 BOS
- Winner
Kendrick Perkins hit a jumper
Q4 2:11 · SA 74-76 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 10:00 · SA 46-44 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
