⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
0Q131-30
+10Q228-19
+15Q337-21
-2Q418-20
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
Key battles
19Points off turnovers6
22Free throws made9
5Blocks2
12Threes made7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 11:12 · TOR 72-51 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:39 · TOR 17-17 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
