⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 5:37 · BOS 40-51 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:06 · BOS 87-97 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 4:11 · BOS 17-33 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28
Q3 2:40 · BOS 64-92 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 2:50 · BOS 98-119 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
