⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 9:38 · BOS 36-45 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 5:45 · BOS 55-77 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 9:34 · BOS 65-88 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
