⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 68
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 0:30 · BOS 65-51 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 4:22 · BOS 81-68 UTAH
- Steal
Jayson Tatum stole it from Kelly Olynyk
Q4 0:37 · BOS 120-112 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaylen Brown flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:37 · BOS 103-89 UTAH
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:42 · BOS 112-99 UTAH
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:32 · BOS 112-100 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:51 · BOS 65-59 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:32 · BOS 120-112 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:31 · BOS 115-101 UTAH
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:31 · BOS 116-101 UTAH
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk bad pass
Q4 0:37 · BOS 120-112 UTAH
📊The numbers
| BOS | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
