⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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 dragged them back level
Q3 10:45 · BOS 59-59 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:27 · BOS 80-73 DAL
- Steal
Al Horford stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 2:01 · BOS 92-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyrie Irving technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:24 · BOS 16-17 DAL
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · BOS 92-85 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 2:02 · BOS 24-30 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:24 · BOS 16-17 DAL
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:07 · BOS 19-17 DAL
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · BOS 92-85 DAL
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 15 | Blocks | 12 |
