⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 4:28 · BOS 69-58 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Turner technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:00 · BOS 25-24 TOR
- Turnover
Amir Johnson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:45 · BOS 82-75 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:28 · BOS 79-74 TOR
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:56 · BOS 82-75 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
