⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q1 2:09 · BOS 45-26 ORL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29
Q2 0:29 · BOS 79-50 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 34
Q3 5:43 · BOS 96-62 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 39 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
