⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Vince Carter stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 2:44 · ORL 68-76 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:22 · ORL 27-38 BOS
- Turnover
Dwight Howard 3 second
Q4 3:17 · ORL 68-76 BOS
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 2:39 · ORL 68-76 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 7:24 · ORL 25-30 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:59 · ORL 27-39 BOS
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 2:39 · ORL 68-76 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:18 · ORL 14-10 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 4:16 · ORL 68-76 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 2:44 · ORL 68-76 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 7 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
