⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:56 · BOS 13-12 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 11:14 · BOS 62-37 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 10:31 · BOS 91-64 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach LaVine technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:03 · BOS 28-28 CHI
- Technical
Chandler Hutchison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:47 · BOS 101-72 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
