⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 10:07 · TOR 43-38 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:26 · TOR 60-50 BOS
- Turnover
Alan Anderson lost ball
Q4 1:07 · TOR 76-70 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Alan Anderson
Q4 1:07 · TOR 76-70 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
