⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics 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
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:37 · BOS 97-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · BOS 61-65 DAL
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins lost ball
Q4 1:39 · BOS 97-94 DAL
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:02 · BOS 97-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Tyson Chandler stole it from Kendrick Perkins
Q4 1:39 · BOS 97-94 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 2:20 · BOS 97-101 DAL
- Winner
Jason Kidd hit a three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 0:02 · BOS 97-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:24 · BOS 42-45 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 3:30 · BOS 92-89 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:37 · BOS 97-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
