⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen
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 took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:10 · BOS 59-58 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:11 · BOS 108-108 GS
- Ties it
Marcus Smart hit a 25-foot three jumper, Marcus Morris with the assist
Q4 1:08 · BOS 111-111 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 2:17 · BOS 108-108 GS
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 1:46 · BOS 108-111 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 4:27 · BOS 26-29 GS
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:17 · BOS 108-108 GS
- Lead
Klay Thompson hit a 25-foot threeer, Andre Iguodala with the assist
Q4 2:12 · BOS 108-111 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:32 · BOS 111-113 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · BOS 111-113 GS
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 111-113 GS
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |









