⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:44 · BOS 27-23 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:03 · BOS 44-29 UTAH
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Paul Millsap
Q4 1:59 · BOS 86-78 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Garnett and Al Jefferson
Q4 5:58 · BOS 80-71 UTAH
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · BOS 86-78 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:48 · BOS 29-25 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul Millsap bad pass
Q4 1:59 · BOS 86-78 UTAH
📊The numbers
| BOS | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
