โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
โฒ PHI better than we expected
โผ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nineteen
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 13
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:19 ยท PHI 43-50 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:20 ยท PHI 63-63 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 1:22 ยท PHI 92-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Elton Brand technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:42 ยท PHI 33-49 BOS
- Technical
Double technical foul - Spencer Hawes and Ryan Hollins
Q3 5:01 ยท PHI 46-54 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:44 ยท PHI 0-14 BOS
- Lead
Rajon Rondo hit a 16-foot jumper, Avery Bradley with the assist
Q4 2:48 ยท PHI 79-81 BOS
- Ties it
Rajon Rondo hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 1:38 ยท PHI 83-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:45 ยท PHI 32-49 BOS
๐The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |

