⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 39 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:42 · POR 44-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:09 · POR 64-78 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:48 · POR 17-21 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Stevens technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:05 · POR 67-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
