⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:33 · GS 37-37 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:41 · GS 70-63 BOS
- Winner
Stephen Curry hit a 28-foot three shot
Q4 1:45 · GS 98-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Klay Thompson turnover
Q4 4:44 · GS 92-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · GS 94-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · GS 102-99 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:02 · GS 105-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:16 · GS 95-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · GS 107-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| GS | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 9 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 17 | Blocks | 23 |
