⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Made two threes to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:31 · SA 65-61 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:32 · SA 54-57 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 5:07 · SA 67-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:56 · SA 44-41 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
