⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 30-19 off them
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 64
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:32 · PHI 101-106 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:37 · PHI 19-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kevin Garnett defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:39 · PHI 96-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · PHI 96-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 34 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
