⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 25- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 5:33 · BOS 25-20 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:15 · BOS 58-58 SA
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:06 · BOS 98-106 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 2:47 · BOS 98-106 SA
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 1:58 · BOS 98-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 2:19 · BOS 27-30 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:11 · BOS 62-68 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:58 · BOS 76-82 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:06 · BOS 98-106 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
