⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI 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 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers 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.

76ers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 4:39 · PHI 25-24 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Anthony Melton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · PHI 29-28 BOS
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · PHI 100-108 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · PHI 2-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:06 · PHI 36-41 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:11 · PHI 76-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 4:16 · PHI 94-100 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 4:16 · PHI 94-100 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |

