⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon offensive foul
Q4 1:20 · BOS 93-88 TOR
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon turnover
Q4 1:20 · BOS 93-88 TOR
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 0:15 · BOS 95-90 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:28 · BOS 70-65 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:10 · BOS 82-82 TOR
- Steal
O.G. Anunoby stole it from Malcolm Brogdon
Q4 0:15 · BOS 95-90 TOR
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Precious Achiuwa defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:00 · BOS 95-88 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
