⏱️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
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:02 · BOS 49-50 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:11 · BOS 89-86 TOR
- Steal
Al Horford stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 1:48 · BOS 93-90 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · BOS 95-92 TOR
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 0:13 · BOS 95-94 TOR
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 0:13 · BOS 95-94 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:10 · BOS 24-30 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:09 · BOS 74-76 TOR
- Steal
Serge Ibaka stole it from Al Horford
Q4 0:58 · BOS 95-92 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 1:48 · BOS 93-90 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 2 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 17 |
| 18 | Blocks | 20 |
