⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eleven- They went cold, eleven of 44 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:53 · BOS 17-5 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q3 8:11 · BOS 79-63 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 3:06 · BOS 112-91 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:16 · BOS 53-48 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:01 · BOS 58-57 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 21 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
