⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 6:05 · BOS 75-64 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 8:59 · BOS 104-81 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 3:31 · BOS 113-94 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
