⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 11:15 · BOS 57-52 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 1:42 · BOS 100-99 OKC
- Winner
Marcus Morris hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jayson Tatum with the assist
Q4 0:01 · BOS 100-99 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:36 · BOS 4-8 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 3:15 · BOS 66-75 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · BOS 92-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 97-99 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 97-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 13 |
| 24 | Blocks | 20 |
