⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 27-15 off them
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
- Made eight threes to their twenty
- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 43 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:27 · GS 28-22 BOS
- Steal
Draymond Green stole it from Amir Johnson
Q4 0:30 · GS 103-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Rush lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · GS 96-99 BOS
- Turnover
Draymond Green lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · GS 103-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:03 · GS 35-36 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:42 · GS 83-93 BOS
- Steal
Amir Johnson stole it from Draymond Green
Q4 0:23 · GS 103-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · GS 94-99 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · GS 96-99 BOS
- Turnover
Amir Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · GS 103-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| GS | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
