⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q2 10:36 · UTAH 42-34 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 11:33 · UTAH 85-82 BOS
- Lead
DeMarre Carroll hit a 21-foot jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
OT 2:47 · UTAH 101-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:57 · UTAH 91-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 8:48 · UTAH 60-63 BOS
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:36 · UTAH 95-97 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 24-foot three jumper, Avery Bradley with the assist
OT 2:27 · UTAH 101-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · UTAH 93-93 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Alec Burks draws the foul)
OT 3:03 · UTAH 99-99 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
OT 3:03 · UTAH 99-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
