⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 1:23 · ORL 87-80 BOS
- Lead
Josh McRoberts hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 4:39 · ORL 104-102 BOS
- Lead
Glen Davis hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 3:30 · ORL 106-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts traveling
Q4 2:50 · ORL 97-98 BOS
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 1:06 · ORL 102-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:41 · ORL 97-100 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kevin Garnett with the assist
OT 2:10 · ORL 108-111 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
OT 3:10 · ORL 108-113 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass bad pass
Q4 2:02 · ORL 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:52 · ORL 100-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:13 · ORL 110-113 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
