⏱️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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:49 · MEM 51-54 BOS
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:07 · MEM 99-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 2:16 · MEM 94-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · MEM 95-97 BOS
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 1:07 · MEM 95-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:00 · MEM 29-36 BOS
- Steal
Glen Davis stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 1:07 · MEM 95-97 BOS
- Winner
Glen Davis hit a 8-foot two point shot, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 4:43 · MEM 99-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)
OT 1:08 · MEM 101-108 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
OT 1:08 · MEM 101-108 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:23 · MEM 108-116 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
