⏱️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
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 6:13 · PHI 48-43 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:44 · PHI 95-97 BOS
- Ties it
Joel Embiid hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHI 107-107 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 0:34 · PHI 30-36 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 1:19 · PHI 78-85 BOS
- Winner
Jayson Tatum hit a 26-foot threeer, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:02 · PHI 107-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:22 · PHI 105-107 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |








