⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 34 from three
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:39 · PHI 12-15 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:48 · PHI 64-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrese Maxey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · PHI 83-87 BOS
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:07 · PHI 84-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:06 · PHI 3-15 BOS
- Steal
Jayson Tatum stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:07 · PHI 84-92 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 2:38 · PHI 84-95 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |