⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:17 · BOS 47-43 SA
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Jakob Poeltl
Q4 2:33 · BOS 95-97 SA
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 1:55 · BOS 95-97 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:24 · BOS 49-48 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:08 · BOS 95-97 SA
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 1:53 · BOS 95-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:18 · BOS 66-72 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl bad pass
Q4 2:33 · BOS 95-97 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
Q4 1:55 · BOS 95-97 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:41 · BOS 97-99 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
