⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-1Q116-17
-4Q222-27
-9Q318-28
+6Q435-30
▼ DAL 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 Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
Key battles
17Fast break points5
36%Shooting from the field45%
27Assists21
14Free throws made18
🏀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 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:44 · BOS 84-96 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
