⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to two- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:44 · BOS 47-42 DAL
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a 28-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 0:25 · BOS 85-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · BOS 79-84 DAL
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:04 · BOS 85-88 DAL
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 0:00 · BOS 85-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 4:05 · BOS 53-66 DAL
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a layup
Q4 0:05 · BOS 85-87 DAL
- Steal
Delonte West stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 0:00 · BOS 85-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · BOS 80-84 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:31 · BOS 80-84 DAL
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · BOS 82-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
