⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:44 · ORL 39-31 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 7:46 · ORL 70-84 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:58 · ORL 79-92 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up
Q2 2:51 · ORL 46-60 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 3:46 · ORL 70-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruno Fernando technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:58 · ORL 70-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
