⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · SAC 83-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:01 · SAC 61-62 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 2:00 · SAC 71-78 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 7:48 · SAC 77-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:45 · SAC 46-39 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
