⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
J.J. Redick stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 1:00 · ORL 83-88 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:13 · ORL 85-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard double technical foul
Q3 4:30 · ORL 45-64 BOS
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · ORL 86-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 7:58 · ORL 44-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 1:00 · ORL 83-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
