⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 32 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 60
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:31 · TOR 30-29 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 9:12 · TOR 71-64 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:12 · TOR 96-100 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:32 · TOR 11-18 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:13 · TOR 34-40 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 3:11 · TOR 75-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · TOR 92-100 BOS
📊The numbers
| TOR | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 16 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
