⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:26 · ORL 22-23 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Redick offensive foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)
Q4 2:19 · ORL 90-91 BOS
- Turnover
J.J. Redick turnover
Q4 2:19 · ORL 90-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · ORL 92-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 9:30 · ORL 59-66 BOS
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 2:45 · ORL 90-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 4:16 · ORL 42-42 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo traveling
Q4 3:51 · ORL 88-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
