⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:48 · MEM 100-98 BOS
- Go-ahead
Desmond Bane hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jaren Jackson Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:48 · MEM 100-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Santi Aldama bad pass
Q4 1:17 · MEM 100-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:36 · MEM 27-33 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:18 · MEM 40-50 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:03 · MEM 86-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · MEM 89-95 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 3:33 · MEM 95-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 3:33 · MEM 95-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
