⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the first 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 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:41 · BOS 10-15 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q1 1:01 · BOS 26-25 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 10:00 · BOS 2-13 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 6:09 · BOS 80-98 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
