⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:40 · BOS 11-3 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · BOS 76-76 DAL
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:02 · BOS 78-76 DAL
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 0:28 · BOS 88-81 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 0:46 · BOS 59-60 DAL
- Steal
Justin Anderson stole it from Marcus Smart
Q4 0:28 · BOS 88-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses technical free throw
Q1 10:30 · BOS 5-3 DAL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 3:21 · BOS 76-76 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
