⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-8 off them- A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 40 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:05 · BOS 63-66 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:35 · BOS 71-68 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:40 · BOS 111-109 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · BOS 118-114 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 6:01 · BOS 13-27 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 7:06 · BOS 78-82 GS
- Ties it
Kevon Looney hit a tip shot
Q4 0:57 · BOS 111-111 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore bad pass
Q4 2:44 · BOS 108-109 GS
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · BOS 108-109 GS
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · BOS 108-109 GS
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
