⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 9:08 · BOS 70-61 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:25 · BOS 37-30 TOR
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:40 · BOS 89-72 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 15 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
