⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 8:53 · DEN 16-5 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:31 · DEN 43-31 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q3 1:31 · DEN 79-80 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 6:51 · DEN 82-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:02 · DEN 38-29 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
