⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR 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 Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · POR 105-113 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:27 · POR 6-11 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:07 · POR 36-50 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 2:08 · POR 68-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 2:22 · POR 105-113 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 2:22 · POR 105-113 BOS
📊The numbers
| POR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
