⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 24-10 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
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 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 3:00 · BOS 81-101 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 0:03 · BOS 22-37 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 4:58 · BOS 36-55 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 10:22 · BOS 46-76 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
