⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:54 · BOS 63-67 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:45 · BOS 13-22 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:31 · BOS 93-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica turnover
Q4 4:45 · BOS 89-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
