⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 6:07 · DAL 88-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q1 3:59 · DAL 10-17 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 5:07 · DAL 59-81 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q4 4:37 · DAL 88-116 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Williams III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:30 · DAL 62-83 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
