⏱️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
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-7 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:11 · BOS 95-94 TOR
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Thomas hit a two point shot
Q4 1:45 · BOS 100-99 TOR
- Winner
Isaiah Thomas hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jae Crowder with the assist
Q4 0:48 · BOS 103-101 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Terry Rozier and DeMarre Carroll
Q4 7:26 · BOS 82-89 TOR
- Goaltend
Al Horford defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:18 · BOS 95-96 TOR
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 3:35 · BOS 95-96 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:29 · BOS 11-20 TOR
- Go-ahead
Kyle Lowry hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:35 · BOS 98-99 TOR
- Go-ahead
Norman Powell hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 1:04 · BOS 100-101 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · BOS 98-99 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · BOS 98-99 TOR
- Turnover
Terrence Ross bad pass
Q4 0:02 · BOS 107-104 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
