⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:47 · BOS 26-17 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 8:26 · BOS 109-86 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
