⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
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
- Go-ahead
Jayson Tatum hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kyrie Irving with the assist
Q4 3:00 · BOS 106-104 TOR
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 19-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:15 · BOS 108-106 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 2:15 · BOS 117-106 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:42 · BOS 7-18 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:03 · BOS 89-92 TOR
- Ties it
Danny Green hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 2:39 · BOS 106-106 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 3:36 · BOS 103-104 TOR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:49 · BOS 108-106 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
