⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 51 from three
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 34
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 60
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 6:26 · BOS 49-39 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:22 · BOS 63-63 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 21 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
