⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 34-23 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 4:09 · BOS 61-51 POR
- Ties it
Terry Rozier hit a 27-foot three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:08 · BOS 113-113 POR
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Thomas hit a 25-foot three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
OT 1:23 · BOS 118-117 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amir Johnson offensive foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
OT 4:26 · BOS 113-113 POR
- Turnover
Amir Johnson turnover
OT 4:26 · BOS 113-113 POR
- Turnover
Marcus Smart Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 0:59 · BOS 118-119 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:47 · BOS 14-14 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:18 · BOS 67-66 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 6:22 · BOS 75-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 3:47 · BOS 113-115 POR
- Turnover
Evan Turner out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:17 · BOS 115-117 POR
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee lost ball turnover
OT 1:40 · BOS 115-117 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
