⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 25
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q2 5:43 · DEN 39-59 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q2 1:34 · DEN 41-68 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:07 · DEN 32-40 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
