⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 9:18 · OKC 40-32 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:07 · OKC 68-59 BOS
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:27 · OKC 85-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:06 · OKC 52-45 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:37 · OKC 76-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:47 · OKC 46-40 BOS
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses technical free throw
Q3 5:07 · OKC 68-59 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
