⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:27 · OKC 51-64 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:47 · OKC 67-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:05 · OKC 80-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 4:22 · OKC 34-52 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q4 1:05 · OKC 80-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
