⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · BOS 86-86 ORL
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 0:55 · BOS 86-86 ORL
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Dwight Howard
OT 3:21 · BOS 86-86 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 4:50 · BOS 76-76 ORL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 3:25 · BOS 78-81 ORL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
OT 0:42 · BOS 92-96 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- Winner
Jameer Nelson hit a 24-foot threeer
OT 2:42 · BOS 86-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:55 · BOS 86-86 ORL
- Turnover
J.J. Redick traveling
OT 4:43 · BOS 86-86 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
OT 3:21 · BOS 86-86 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |

