โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 25 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
โฒ BOS better than we expected
โผ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 5
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 2:41 ยท BOS 100-98 ORL
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a two point shot
Q4 0:30 ยท BOS 100-98 ORL
- Winner
Dennis Schroder hit a 27-foot three jumper, Josh Richardson with the assist
OT 3:40 ยท BOS 105-102 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:40 ยท BOS 96-98 ORL
- Turnover
Josh Richardson traveling
OT 1:58 ยท BOS 105-104 ORL
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:15 ยท BOS 114-111 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:25 ยท BOS 45-45 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:42 ยท BOS 75-87 ORL
- Lead
Terrence Ross hit a 12-foot jumper
OT 4:37 ยท BOS 100-102 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:37 ยท BOS 98-98 ORL
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. lost ball turnover
OT 3:50 ยท BOS 102-102 ORL
- Turnover
Tim Frazier traveling
OT 2:06 ยท BOS 105-104 ORL
๐The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |







