⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the fourth 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
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:20 · BOS 86-85 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q4 4:30 · BOS 88-85 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:15 · BOS 14-22 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 3:44 · BOS 79-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · BOS 90-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
