⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 43
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 took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 2:30 · BOS 81-70 ORL
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from J.J. Redick
Q4 0:47 · BOS 98-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · BOS 93-90 ORL
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · BOS 97-92 ORL
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 0:33 · BOS 98-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:26 · BOS 67-68 ORL
- Steal
Glen Davis stole it from Avery Bradley
Q4 0:33 · BOS 98-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jameer Nelson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:56 · BOS 64-59 ORL
- Technical
Ryan Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:09 · BOS 78-70 ORL
- Turnover
J.J. Redick lost ball
Q4 0:47 · BOS 98-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
