⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 4:22 · BOS 76-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)
Q4 2:28 · BOS 103-94 OKC
- Turnover
Brandon Bass bad pass
Q4 1:20 · BOS 101-98 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · BOS 108-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:31 · BOS 19-28 OKC
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Brandon Bass
Q4 1:20 · BOS 101-98 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
