⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:49 · BOS 14-11 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 3:01 · BOS 30-18 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 1:24 · BOS 114-112 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:20 · BOS 104-110 CHI
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 2:57 · BOS 104-110 CHI
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown traveling
Q4 1:49 · BOS 106-112 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · BOS 108-112 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
