⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:00 · SAC 14-14 BOS
- Steal
Willie Cauley-Stein stole it from Al Horford
Q4 2:37 · SAC 97-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Willie Cauley-Stein bad pass
Q4 1:53 · SAC 99-103 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:16 · SAC 38-42 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:11 · SAC 61-68 BOS
- Winner
Gordon Hayward hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · SAC 109-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 2:37 · SAC 97-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
