⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:30 · BOS 51-40 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 2:33 · BOS 83-62 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:36 · BOS 18-14 TOR
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · BOS 81-62 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:13 · BOS 21-24 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:15 · BOS 58-53 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:58 · BOS 69-60 TOR
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · BOS 81-62 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
