⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 37
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 7:00 · BOS 75-52 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 3:14 · BOS 110-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie House double technical foul
Q3 0:48 · BOS 83-60 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 9:18 · BOS 93-75 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Redick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:45 · BOS 99-82 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
