⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 8:02 · POR 23-14 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 1:38 · POR 64-57 BOS
- Go-ahead
CJ McCollum hit a 24-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 1:01 · POR 112-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:51 · POR 99-107 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:33 · POR 47-49 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:25 · POR 64-65 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:07 · POR 87-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 2:55 · POR 104-107 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 2:20 · POR 106-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · POR 115-116 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
