⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
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
- Winner
Al Horford hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 2:09 · BOS 117-116 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:09 · BOS 123-116 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses technical free throw
Q3 5:03 · BOS 86-81 PHI
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 3:53 · BOS 113-110 PHI
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · BOS 113-110 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:04 · BOS 54-61 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:08 · BOS 95-99 PHI
- Ties it
Marcus Morris Sr. hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot, Patrick Beverley with the assist
Q4 2:46 · BOS 115-115 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · BOS 115-116 PHI
- Turnover
Robert Covington turnover
Q4 1:18 · BOS 119-116 PHI
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BOS 125-119 PHI
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |









