⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:15 · TOR 39-40 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 6:26 · TOR 71-58 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 8:44 · TOR 100-80 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:52 · TOR 7-13 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:26 · TOR 85-77 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
