⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 11:42 · TOR 58-65 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:33 · TOR 73-73 BOS
- Lead
Jakob Poeltl hit a tip shot
Q4 1:19 · TOR 103-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses technical free throw
Q3 6:10 · TOR 66-73 BOS
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:32 · TOR 95-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Precious Achiuwa misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:18 · TOR 97-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:30 · TOR 34-38 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:47 · TOR 46-58 BOS
- Winner
Derrick White hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 0:27 · TOR 103-106 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:10 · TOR 66-73 BOS
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 4:19 · TOR 96-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
