⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:17 · BOS 86-94 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 4:54 · BOS 48-54 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
