⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 7- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:30 · BOS 12-4 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:18 · BOS 26-17 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:04 · BOS 91-88 CHI
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 0:28 · BOS 91-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · BOS 95-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:11 · BOS 18-17 CHI
- Steal
Ronnie Brewer stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:26 · BOS 89-81 CHI
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:28 · BOS 91-88 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · BOS 89-86 CHI
- Missed FT
C.J. Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BOS 93-89 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
