⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 39
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 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:41 · BOS 79-61 GS
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 1:38 · BOS 103-101 GS
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 1:23 · BOS 105-101 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · BOS 100-99 GS
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
Q4 3:15 · BOS 100-99 GS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 2:20 · BOS 103-99 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:05 · BOS 100-99 GS
- Steal
Reggie Williams stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 2:20 · BOS 103-99 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 4:35 · BOS 100-93 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:38 · BOS 103-101 GS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 1:23 · BOS 105-101 GS
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
