⏱️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
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 22-5 off them
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 6:39 · BOS 21-15 PHI
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 28-foot three jumper, Jayson Tatum with the assist
OT 2:01 · BOS 115-114 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
OT 3:17 · BOS 118-114 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford offensive foul
Q4 2:55 · BOS 102-103 PHI
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
Q4 2:55 · BOS 102-103 PHI
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 2:21 · BOS 102-103 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:00 · BOS 37-33 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:57 · BOS 91-98 PHI
- Go-ahead
Wilson Chandler hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
Q4 0:37 · BOS 106-108 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 4:06 · BOS 108-110 PHI
- Missed FT
Ben Simmons misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:15 · BOS 112-114 PHI
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
OT 1:13 · BOS 118-114 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |









