⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 37 from three
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:24 · POR 38-47 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:22 · POR 48-50 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:43 · POR 68-77 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:12 · POR 5-12 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:08 · POR 15-32 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 1:55 · POR 114-145 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:24 · POR 45-50 BOS
- Technical
Robert Williams III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:08 · POR 114-145 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 21 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
