⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:29 · BOS 47-45 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 0:12 · BOS 90-83 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:53 · BOS 100-89 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:35 · BOS 52-52 POR
- Turnover
Robert Williams III bad pass
Q4 1:42 · BOS 100-98 POR
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 105-107 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 6:12 · BOS 70-75 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:32 · BOS 100-100 POR
- Go-ahead
Robert Covington hit a 24-foot three jumper, CJ McCollum with the assist
Q4 0:32 · BOS 102-103 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses technical free throw
Q3 7:36 · BOS 68-63 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 3:59 · BOS 100-94 POR
📊The numbers
| BOS | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
