⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
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
- Lead
Rajon Rondo hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 2:55 · BOS 93-91 POR
- Steal
Kendrick Perkins stole it from Juwan Howard
OT 0:56 · BOS 93-95 POR
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 26-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 0:41 · BOS 96-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
Q4 0:01 · BOS 91-91 POR
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
Q4 0:01 · BOS 91-91 POR
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball
OT 4:18 · BOS 91-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a 22-foot jumper, Juwan Howard with the assist
Q4 0:34 · BOS 91-91 POR
- Ties it
Juwan Howard hit a tip shot
OT 2:26 · BOS 93-93 POR
- Lead
Andre Miller hit a layup
OT 1:51 · BOS 93-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Martell Webster turnover
Q4 1:02 · BOS 91-89 POR
- Turnover
Juwan Howard bad pass
OT 0:56 · BOS 93-95 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
