⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 28 from three
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:42 · GS 21-8 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 4:07 · GS 97-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Paschall lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · GS 97-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:38 · GS 47-50 BOS
- Winner
Jayson Tatum hit a 2-foot dunk
Q4 1:36 · GS 97-98 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 2:20 · GS 97-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Theis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:41 · GS 97-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · GS 97-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| GS | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
