⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 40 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 5:52 · UTAH 43-39 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:13 · UTAH 64-65 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Theis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · UTAH 38-39 BOS
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
