⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 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
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine
Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to four
Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 46
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:28 · BOS 20-15 PHI
- Winner
Al Horford hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kelly Olynyk with the assist
Q4 0:17 · BOS 107-106 PHI
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Robert Covington
Q4 0:01 · BOS 110-106 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · BOS 100-97 PHI
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk turnover
Q4 3:15 · BOS 100-97 PHI
- Missed FT
Amir Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · BOS 107-106 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- Ties it
Gerald Henderson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Robert Covington with the assist
Q4 1:23 · BOS 104-104 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 0:01 · BOS 110-106 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 11 |








