⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 1:13 · BOS 59-49 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 9:28 · BOS 95-76 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 0:10 · BOS 31-37 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 6 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 22 | Blocks | 14 |
