⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 27 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:45 · BOS 14-0 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 27
Q1 2:29 · BOS 42-15 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · BOS 106-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q2 6:01 · BOS 52-38 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
