⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of twenty from three
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:33 · BOS 59-56 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:06 · BOS 92-87 PHI
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 0:45 · BOS 107-105 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett double technical foul
Q3 3:20 · BOS 68-68 PHI
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett traveling
Q4 4:05 · BOS 102-94 PHI
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · BOS 107-101 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:36 · BOS 77-83 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball
Q4 0:45 · BOS 107-105 PHI
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 0:34 · BOS 107-105 PHI
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala turnover
Q4 0:34 · BOS 107-105 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 65% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
