⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 22-13 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 1:30 · BOS 35-32 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:57 · BOS 69-65 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · BOS 97-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Derrick White misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:59 · BOS 100-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:17 · BOS 5-12 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:43 · BOS 13-22 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:37 · BOS 76-81 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:46 · BOS 95-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · BOS 98-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Facundo Campazzo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BOS 106-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| BOS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
