⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-15 off them
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:47 · BOS 15-16 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Williams III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:30 · BOS 113-120 POR
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:56 · BOS 117-120 POR
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · BOS 119-124 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:36 · BOS 32-34 POR
- Steal
Jusuf Nurkic stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 0:59 · BOS 119-124 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 1:08 · BOS 119-129 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul
Q4 1:56 · BOS 117-120 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 1:56 · BOS 117-120 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard turnover
Q4 1:27 · BOS 117-121 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 20 | Threes made | 19 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
