⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 49 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 29-18 off them
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
- Steal
Evan Fournier stole it from Ty Jerome
Q4 0:58 · BOS 103-110 OKC
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Darius Bazley
Q4 0:49 · BOS 105-110 OKC
- Steal
Evan Fournier stole it from Ty Jerome
Q4 0:03 · BOS 114-117 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:48 · BOS 90-90 OKC
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BOS 115-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:36 · BOS 8-15 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 4:49 · BOS 95-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Jerome bad pass
Q4 0:58 · BOS 103-110 OKC
- Turnover
Darius Bazley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · BOS 105-110 OKC
- Turnover
Ty Jerome bad pass
Q4 0:03 · BOS 114-117 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
