⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 26 from three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 22
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:18 · BOS 45-43 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses technical free throw
Q2 7:26 · BOS 33-35 TOR
- Technical
Jared Sullinger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:18 · BOS 33-35 TOR
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:32 · BOS 45-45 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 4:58 · BOS 68-82 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Cory Joseph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:26 · BOS 33-35 TOR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry offensive foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 0:21 · BOS 103-111 TOR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 0:21 · BOS 103-111 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
