⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 28
- Made thirteen threes to their 21
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
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from DeAndre' Bembry
Q4 0:02 · BOS 132-125 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · BOS 121-117 TOR
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · BOS 122-119 TOR
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · BOS 129-125 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:23 · BOS 121-117 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell turnover
Q4 2:10 · BOS 123-119 TOR
- Turnover
DeAndre' Bembry bad pass
Q4 0:02 · BOS 132-125 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 21 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 36 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
