⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 24 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 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
- Go-ahead
Jayson Tatum hit a step back jumper
Q4 0:38 · BOS 127-126 SA
- Lead
Aaron Nesmith hit a tip shot
OT 4:08 · BOS 130-128 SA
- Winner
Jaylen Brown hit a 23-foot three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
OT 0:16 · BOS 139-137 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart turnover (lane violation)
Q4 1:33 · BOS 122-124 SA
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · BOS 127-126 SA
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
OT 2:06 · BOS 130-130 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:24 · BOS 5-14 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q1 4:24 · BOS 12-37 SA
- Lead
Dejounte Murray hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 0:51 · BOS 124-126 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson traveling
Q4 2:47 · BOS 120-122 SA
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · BOS 127-126 SA
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
OT 0:14 · BOS 139-137 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
