⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 4:18 · BOS 27-12 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 10:11 · BOS 42-27 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 3:17 · BOS 58-41 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquis Daniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:11 · BOS 90-69 UTAH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Nate Robinson and Earl Watson
Q4 2:59 · BOS 101-81 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:44 · BOS 30-24 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 9:11 · BOS 90-69 UTAH
📊The numbers
| BOS | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
