⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind 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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 28 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:44 · BOS 37-34 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:34 · BOS 66-57 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 0:02 · BOS 100-87 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · BOS 118-115 CHI
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 0:26 · BOS 118-115 CHI
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · BOS 122-119 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:50 · BOS 14-21 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:44 · BOS 81-78 CHI
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 0:26 · BOS 118-115 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Williams traveling
Q4 3:39 · BOS 109-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:13 · BOS 112-105 CHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
