⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen- A 23-0 run took them from 7 down to 16 up in the second 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
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 7 down to 16 up
Q2 6:24 · BOS 58-42 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q3 8:22 · BOS 78-51 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q3 6:01 · BOS 87-54 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:37 · BOS 9-15 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:31 · BOS 35-42 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 8:36 · BOS 105-78 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
