⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:05 · DAL 50-53 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:59 · DAL 80-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:35 · DAL 50-55 BOS
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:35 · DAL 50-55 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 11:26 · DAL 30-40 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 4:01 · DAL 96-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 0:35 · DAL 50-55 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
