⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 3:02 · BOS 77-70 SA
- Winner
Marquis Daniels hit a layup, Glen Davis with the assist
Q4 2:18 · BOS 98-96 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 2:18 · BOS 105-96 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
Q4 0:34 · BOS 105-101 SA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 105-103 SA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 105-103 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:43 · BOS 105-99 SA
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from Nate Robinson
Q4 0:34 · BOS 105-101 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:59 · BOS 98-96 SA
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson turnover
Q4 1:16 · BOS 101-96 SA
- Turnover
George Hill lost ball
Q4 1:00 · BOS 103-96 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
