⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 34-17 off them
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
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
- Lead
Jason Terry hit a jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
OT 4:35 · BOS 98-96 DAL
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a driving layup
OT 2:04 · BOS 101-99 DAL
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 26-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
2OT 4:37 · BOS 108-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
OT 2:54 · BOS 99-98 DAL
- Turnover
Jeff Green lost ball turnover
OT 2:29 · BOS 99-99 DAL
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
2OT 0:19 · BOS 111-107 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a 2-foot dunk, O.J. Mayo with the assist
OT 1:47 · BOS 101-101 DAL
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a two point shot, O.J. Mayo with the assist
OT 0:35 · BOS 103-103 DAL
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a driving layup
OT 0:11 · BOS 105-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · BOS 96-96 DAL
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
OT 4:41 · BOS 96-96 DAL
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
OT 1:12 · BOS 101-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
