⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q1 0:00 · OKC 26-38 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:46 · OKC 0-13 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 10:02 · OKC 26-48 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
