⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI 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 Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:57 · BOS 43-36 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 0:33 · BOS 63-61 CHI
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 0:02 · BOS 118-115 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 0:52 · BOS 35-36 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 2:51 · BOS 54-61 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:16 · BOS 104-109 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses technical free throw
Q2 9:06 · BOS 35-36 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:58 · BOS 102-101 CHI
- Turnover
Brad Miller lost ball
Q4 1:58 · BOS 106-109 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 14 |
