⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 26-17 off them- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:55 · BOS 32-24 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 7:53 · BOS 79-58 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
