⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three
- Beaten inside, 54 points in the paint to 70
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:59 · SA 70-71 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:33 · SA 113-114 BOS
- Ties it
Josh Richardson hit a 25-foot threeer, Tre Jones with the assist
Q4 0:37 · SA 116-116 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:43 · SA 30-39 BOS
- Winner
Jayson Tatum hit a 14-foot step back jumper, Derrick White with the assist
Q4 0:33 · SA 116-118 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 1:22 · SA 111-114 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 1:22 · SA 111-114 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SA 116-119 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
