⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
- Made four threes to their eleven
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:56 · BOS 49-41 TOR
- Steal
Jared Sullinger stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 0:39 · BOS 81-78 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · BOS 81-76 TOR
- Missed FT
Jared Sullinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · BOS 81-78 TOR
- Missed FT
Jared Sullinger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · BOS 81-78 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:35 · BOS 17-22 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:48 · BOS 75-69 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry traveling
Q4 1:02 · BOS 81-77 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · BOS 81-78 TOR
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · BOS 81-78 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
