⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 54 from three
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:49 · BOS 48-42 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 11:28 · BOS 66-49 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:11 · BOS 89-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 23 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
