⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Nik Stauskas
Q4 3:00 · BOS 106-101 PHI
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Dario Saric
Q4 2:35 · BOS 108-101 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 5:41 · BOS 111-101 PHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1 (Nerlens Noel draws the foul)
Q4 5:07 · BOS 101-100 PHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · BOS 116-108 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:22 · BOS 98-99 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nerlens Noel lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · BOS 101-101 PHI
- Turnover
Nik Stauskas lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · BOS 106-101 PHI
- Turnover
Dario Saric lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · BOS 108-101 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
