⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 6:11 · ORL 27-18 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · ORL 92-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:53 · ORL 57-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Theis offensive foul
Q4 2:07 · ORL 98-103 BOS
- Turnover
Daniel Theis turnover
Q4 2:07 · ORL 98-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
