⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:19 · BOS 8-2 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:18 · BOS 24-11 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:54 · BOS 83-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · BOS 84-78 SAC
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:03 · BOS 90-85 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 2:56 · BOS 29-31 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:16 · BOS 83-76 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:59 · BOS 93-87 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
