⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:52 · BOS 22-19 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:36 · BOS 43-40 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 5:16 · BOS 56-47 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaylen Brown flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:01 · BOS 43-40 SA
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:58 · BOS 86-73 SA
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:14 · BOS 92-76 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:10 · BOS 30-38 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 6:01 · BOS 43-41 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 0 |
