⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 34 from three
- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
- A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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 6:52 · BOS 23-15 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q2 1:22 · BOS 75-45 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 11:43 · BOS 102-78 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q3 2:23 · BOS 87-69 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:04 · BOS 81-68 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:23 · BOS 87-69 SA
📊The numbers
| BOS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
