⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:28 · BOS 14-4 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 2
Q3 10:39 · BOS 55-66 ORL
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:46 · BOS 56-71 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:28 · BOS 35-44 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mo Bamba flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:11 · BOS 79-88 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · BOS 109-117 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 1 |
