⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 4:09 · BOS 68-66 GS
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a layup, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 2:36 · BOS 85-85 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 1:26 · BOS 86-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:18 · BOS 6-13 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 8:29 · BOS 27-44 GS
- Go-ahead
Klay Thompson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 1:22 · BOS 86-88 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:47 · BOS 81-82 GS
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 5 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 15 |
| 15 | Blocks | 24 |
