⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jason Thompson hit a jumper, Tyreke Evans with the assist
Q4 2:42 · SAC 87-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · SAC 87-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · SAC 87-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SAC 87-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:15 · SAC 37-47 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:38 · SAC 87-89 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
