⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 22- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Made nine threes to their seventeen
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 9:36 · BOS 45-31 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · BOS 87-93 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 7:33 · BOS 62-63 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · BOS 94-98 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
