⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth 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 Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their five, and outscored them 22-4 off them
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:21 · BOS 11-7 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q1 1:15 · BOS 40-20 TOR
- Winner
Luke Kornet hit a 2-foot alley oop dunk shot, Jaylen Brown with the assist
Q4 0:32 · BOS 118-116 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 4:07 · BOS 107-109 TOR
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · BOS 118-117 TOR
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 120-117 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:42 · BOS 99-96 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:37 · BOS 102-104 TOR
- Ties it
Scottie Barnes hit a 25-foot three jumper, O.G. Anunoby with the assist
Q4 0:47 · BOS 116-116 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:18 · BOS 107-109 TOR
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · BOS 118-116 TOR
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · BOS 120-118 TOR
📊The numbers
| BOS | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
