⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 5:56 · OKC 28-13 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Russell Westbrook flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:03 · OKC 21-13 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:32 · OKC 79-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 3:03 · OKC 21-13 BOS
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:17 · OKC 81-85 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · OKC 94-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 7 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 18 | Blocks | 14 |
