⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 8:03 · TOR 26-16 BOS
- Winner
Kyle Lowry hit a 28-foot three jumper, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 2:51 · TOR 108-105 BOS
- Steal
Patrick Patterson stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 0:41 · TOR 113-109 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:43 · TOR 43-40 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q2 6:20 · TOR 54-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 4:37 · TOR 105-101 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:41 · TOR 113-109 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · TOR 115-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
