⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:45 · BOS 34-36 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:40 · BOS 45-40 MEM
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 2:45 · BOS 85-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball
Q4 4:37 · BOS 77-82 MEM
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 1:20 · BOS 85-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:22 · BOS 77-84 MEM
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 1:20 · BOS 85-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 2:45 · BOS 85-86 MEM
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 2:01 · BOS 85-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BOS 87-90 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
