⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:46 · BOS 16-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 8:10 · BOS 76-54 OKC
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 0:09 · BOS 111-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith kicked ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · BOS 109-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:50 · BOS 109-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q1 5:07 · BOS 14-8 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 0:09 · BOS 111-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
