⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up in the third 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:01 · BOS 46-36 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · BOS 86-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:00 · BOS 16-19 ORL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up
Q3 6:56 · BOS 60-70 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 1:16 · BOS 62-79 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q1 2:27 · BOS 16-19 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
