⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 26- Made seven threes to their eighteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 30
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 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:11 · BOS 43-41 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:10 · BOS 53-46 SAC
- Lead
Marcus Smart hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:49 · BOS 101-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Wanamaker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:27 · BOS 94-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:30 · BOS 28-39 SAC
- Ties it
Cory Joseph hit a three jumper, Bogdan Bogdanovic with the assist
Q4 1:07 · BOS 99-99 SAC
- Go-ahead
Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a threeer
Q4 0:39 · BOS 101-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harry Giles III out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · BOS 94-89 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:34 · BOS 95-93 SAC
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · BOS 103-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
