⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · TOR 85-88 BOS
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 2:45 · TOR 87-92 BOS
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:18 · TOR 93-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:54 · TOR 41-47 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:45 · TOR 79-78 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q2 5:52 · TOR 36-33 BOS
- Technical
Doc Rivers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:59 · TOR 36-37 BOS
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · TOR 93-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
