⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 5:09 · PHI 50-42 BOS
- Ties it
Andre Iguodala hit a two point shot, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 2:24 · PHI 97-97 BOS
- Steal
Samuel Dalembert stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:19 · PHI 98-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 4:35 · PHI 93-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · PHI 97-99 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 11:00 · PHI 84-86 BOS
- Lead
Kendrick Perkins hit a hook shot, Tony Allen with the assist
Q4 2:44 · PHI 95-97 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 2:06 · PHI 97-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · PHI 95-95 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 0:19 · PHI 98-99 BOS
- Missed FT
Eddie House misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHI 98-100 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |









