⏱️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
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 30-6 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
- A 22-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 26 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 53
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 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:28 · BOS 18-10 POR
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 26
Q1 1:15 · BOS 43-17 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 37
Q2 4:56 · BOS 60-23 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q4 11:15 · BOS 89-63 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 18
Q4 8:00 · BOS 92-74 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q2 2:45 · BOS 58-23 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 12 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
