⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34- Made five threes to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:10 · TOR 51-56 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:02 · TOR 60-61 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 3:50 · TOR 97-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMarre Carroll flagrant foul type 1 (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q2 2:23 · TOR 37-48 BOS
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · TOR 99-94 BOS
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · TOR 99-94 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:37 · TOR 6-10 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:13 · TOR 74-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Isaiah Thomas and DeMarre Carroll
Q2 2:23 · TOR 38-50 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 3:36 · TOR 90-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · TOR 95-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
