⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR 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 Raptors did not.
From the game
A 21-0 run took them from 2 down to 19 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 2 down to 19 up
Q3 5:16 · BOS 83-64 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 4:15 · BOS 107-83 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:03 · BOS 40-36 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
