⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of seventeen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:18 · ORL 17-10 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 1:36 · ORL 32-16 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 3:30 · ORL 78-84 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 0:48 · ORL 80-86 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson turnover
Q4 0:48 · ORL 80-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 10:22 · ORL 76-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ORL 80-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · ORL 83-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · ORL 83-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
