⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:54 · BOS 55-43 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 7:39 · BOS 79-66 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 2:18 · BOS 89-74 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Crawford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:16 · BOS 111-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
