⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:27 · BOS 10-2 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:13 · BOS 24-9 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:06 · BOS 82-76 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:08 · BOS 56-49 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 6:02 · BOS 82-83 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
