⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 37 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-10 off them
- A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:43 · BOS 15-6 SAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up
Q3 3:12 · BOS 97-84 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 8:24 · BOS 113-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:59 · BOS 23-12 SAC
- Flagrant
Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:02 · BOS 74-73 SAC
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · BOS 76-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:29 · BOS 38-30 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:17 · BOS 49-45 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:53 · BOS 13-6 SAC
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:53 · BOS 13-6 SAC
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses technical free throw
Q1 3:59 · BOS 23-12 SAC
📊The numbers
| BOS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
