⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 29-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds15
29Points off turnovers13
5Blocks2
19Assists32
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 5:22 · DEN 35-51 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:29 · DEN 62-67 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses technical free throw
Q4 6:24 · DEN 93-106 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:39 · DEN 9-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 4:48 · DEN 12-27 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 3:31 · DEN 97-121 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:24 · DEN 93-106 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
