⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 5:35 · BOS 25-9 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q3 4:50 · BOS 74-45 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q4 8:52 · BOS 86-53 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
