⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:50 · BOS 38-40 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 7:26 · BOS 96-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Glen Davis bad pass
Q4 1:24 · BOS 96-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Glen Davis
Q4 1:24 · BOS 96-91 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:45 · BOS 96-95 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
