⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:38 · BOS 25-20 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 2:08 · BOS 68-75 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q4 9:48 · BOS 75-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q4 10:34 · BOS 73-77 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
