⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- A 20-0 run took them from 9 down to 11 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:57 · MEM 29-23 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:43 · MEM 85-84 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:59 · MEM 103-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:04 · MEM 20-22 BOS
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · MEM 98-105 BOS
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · MEM 98-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 9 down to 11 up
Q2 10:46 · MEM 40-51 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:46 · MEM 90-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown traveling
Q4 1:24 · MEM 98-105 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MEM 101-105 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MEM 101-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
