⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:10 · BOS 9-2 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:11 · BOS 19-9 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 1:39 · BOS 34-18 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 10:56 · BOS 3-0 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q1 10:56 · BOS 3-0 POR
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:55 · BOS 46-28 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
