⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:11 · BOS 16-8 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 9:51 · BOS 36-19 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 1:27 · BOS 83-69 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:41 · BOS 57-50 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
