⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 31-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:25 · GS 26-35 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:13 · GS 59-58 BOS
- Steal
C.J. Watson stole it from Kendrick Perkins
Q4 0:01 · GS 103-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis traveling
Q4 3:45 · GS 95-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:58 · GS 101-96 BOS
- Turnover
Anthony Morrow lost ball
Q4 0:44 · GS 101-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Eddie House stole it from Anthony Morrow
Q4 0:44 · GS 101-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen traveling
Q4 2:41 · GS 97-94 BOS
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Anthony Morrow draws the foul)
Q4 1:50 · GS 101-96 BOS
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins bad pass
Q4 0:01 · GS 103-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| GS | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
