⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 7:34 · BOS 74-61 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:12 · BOS 89-84 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
