⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second 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 Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:10 · BOS 53-43 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q2 8:41 · BOS 19-24 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:42 · BOS 2-12 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:41 · BOS 19-24 ORL
- Technical
Jameer Nelson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:41 · BOS 19-24 ORL
- Technical
Earl Clark technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:28 · BOS 43-42 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
