⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q3 2:46 · BOS 96-91 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:05 · BOS 113-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 4:57 · BOS 111-103 SAC
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · BOS 124-118 SAC
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 125-120 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 9:49 · BOS 65-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Harry Giles III and Marcus Morris
Q2 6:36 · BOS 36-46 SAC
- Technical
Willie Cauley-Stein technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:09 · BOS 53-58 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:45 · BOS 111-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 31 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
