⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:51 · ORL 21-24 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:29 · ORL 0-9 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q2 10:56 · ORL 21-39 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 7:43 · ORL 72-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Crawford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:23 · ORL 36-55 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
