⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
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 7:49 · BOS 15-12 TOR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 0:58 · BOS 40-26 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 11:06 · BOS 96-71 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:38 · BOS 45-41 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
