⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:35 · SAC 15-16 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:49 · SAC 75-84 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:45 · SAC 97-115 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Domantas Sabonis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:18 · SAC 75-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses technical free throw
Q3 0:32 · SAC 77-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:46 · SAC 0-11 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 11:14 · SAC 28-43 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q4 2:27 · SAC 97-126 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:23 · SAC 65-84 BOS
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:32 · SAC 77-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 33 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
