⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 4:15 · BOS 31-13 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:26 · BOS 80-70 DAL
- Steal
Evan Turner stole it from Dwight Powell
Q4 0:22 · BOS 98-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Turner bad pass
Q4 4:28 · BOS 91-91 DAL
- Turnover
Avery Bradley lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · BOS 94-98 DAL
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · BOS 102-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:40 · BOS 56-56 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 7:31 · BOS 91-94 DAL
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 0:09 · BOS 102-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia traveling
Q4 1:13 · BOS 95-100 DAL
- Turnover
Dwight Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · BOS 98-102 DAL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · BOS 102-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
