⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 3:30 · PHI 20-17 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 3:38 · PHI 50-43 BOS
- Lead
Marco Belinelli hit a 23-foot pullup jump shot, Joel Embiid with the assist
OT 4:21 · PHI 91-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
JJ Redick bad pass
Q4 0:04 · PHI 87-87 BOS
- Turnover
Joel Embiid bad pass
OT 0:46 · PHI 98-96 BOS
- Turnover
Ben Simmons bad pass
OT 0:03 · PHI 98-99 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:30 · PHI 6-12 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 0:05 · PHI 22-28 BOS
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a two point shot, Terry Rozier with the assist
Q4 0:01 · PHI 87-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford traveling
Q4 4:50 · PHI 81-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:33 · PHI 94-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:42 · PHI 98-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 14 | Blocks | 20 |

