⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- They went cold, one of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:14 · MEM 97-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:01 · MEM 95-101 BOS
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 0:13 · MEM 105-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 0:13 · MEM 105-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball
Q4 4:09 · MEM 93-99 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 2:14 · MEM 97-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
