⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five
Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 11:50 · BOS 30-21 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 1:21 · BOS 82-67 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:50 · BOS 61-57 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
